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Halford v Chief Constable of Hampshire Constabulary and another | 
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| Issue:  | 
Whether a letter sent by a police officer to the local authority saying that an allegation of assault against a child had been unresolved was published on an occasion of qualified privilege and whether it had been actuated by malice | 
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| Court:  | 
Court of Appeal | 
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| Reference:    | 
A2/2002/0739/QBENF | 
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| Neutral Citation:    | 
[2003] EWCA Civ 102 | 
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| Judge(s):  | 
Simon Brown and Sedley LJJ and Jacob J | 
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| Date:  | 
13 February 2003 |