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R (Carroll and Al-Hasan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department

Author / Contributor: Kris Gledhill
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R (Carroll and Al-Hasan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department
   
Issue: The lawfulness of orders to submit to squat searches; whether prisoners had to be given reasons for an order to squat; whether the searching officers had to know the factual basis for the order. The fairness of adjudication proceedings, including whether Art 6 European Convention was applicable and whether Art 5 European Convention was breached by the award of additional days’ imprisonment.
   
Court: Administrative Court
   
Reference:   CO/1249/2000 and CO/3466/99
   
Neutral Citation:   [2001] EWHC Admin 110
   
Judge(s): Newman J
   
Date: 16 February 2001