Submission to UN Committee on Economic, Social & Cultural Rights: CESCR 7th Review of UK Pre-sessional Working Group submission on behalf of civil society in England and Wales

Over 70 organisations and individuals from across England and Wales have come together to provide evidence for our report to the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. This submission is made on behalf of civil society groups and individuals in both England and Wales who submitted written and oral evidence and /or participated in capacity building webinars in response to a call for evidence organised by Just Fair. Just Fair is a UK-based charity with specific expertise in economic, social, and cultural rights (ESC rights). The submission is evidence-led. There were over 70 participants in the evidence gathering process which took place between August and September 2022. The purpose of this submission is to assist the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social & Cultural Rights (the Committee) in identifying the areas which merit in-depth examination and further explanation from the State Party as part of the substantive review of the United Kingdom’s International Covenant on Social, Economic and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) compliance.