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R (JL) v Secretary of State for the Home Department

Authors / Contributors: Bridget Dolan KC , Debra Powell KC
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R (JL) v Secretary of State for the Home Department
   
Issue: Whether the circumstances of a failed suicide attempt by a detainee in a Young Offender’s Institution were such that the state was obliged to conduct an enquiry satisfying the minimum standards required by Art 2.
   
Court: Administrative Court
   
Reference:   CO/7500/2005
   
Neutral Citation:   [2006] EWHC 2558 (Admin)
   
Judge(s): Langstaff J
   
Date: 1 November 2006