UUP responds to Court Ruling on SORs
Following the ruling of the High Court on the Sexual Orientation Regulations (SORs), Deputy Leader of the Ulster Unionist Assembly Party and Chair of the Committee of OFMDFM, Danny Kennedy MLA, has given his initial response.
In a statement Mr. Kennedy said,
“The Ulster Unionist Party will carefully examine the judgment of the Court on the SORs. As seen in the debate in the Assembly earlier this year, there is significant uncertainty within Northern Ireland as to whether Peter Hain in this legislation struck the correct balance between various rights.
Equality before the law is a fundamental UUP principle. We are therefore completely opposed to unfair discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. We also recognize the importance in a pluralist society of protecting the rights of conscience and religious belief, and the need to respect of the ethos of faith-based organizations”.