Constitutional discussions to be held between Anguilla and the UK
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| Published on Thursday, July 12, 2007 |
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THE VALLEY, Anguilla: A first round of discussions will be held in Anguilla from 23-25 July between Anguilla and the United Kingdom on reform of Anguilla’s Constitution.
A team of five officials from the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office will hold meetings with an Anguillian team consisting of elected members of the House of Assembly, legal advisers, and other community representatives.
These discussions follow on from the Report of the Constitutional and Electoral Reform Commission, which was established by the then Governor in January 2006 and handed to the present Governor in August 2006.
The review of Anguilla’s Constitution is part of a process being undertaken with a number of the United Kingdom’s Overseas Territories.
There have been a series of public meetings in the lead-up to this first round of talks to enable people to voice their views on the changes proposed.
It is likely that more than one round of discussions will be needed before final agreement is reached on a modern constitution that is acceptable to both the people of Anguilla and the UK. |
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