R (Pearson and Martinez) v Secretary of State for the Home Department and Two Electoral Registration Officers; Hirst v The Attorney General

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	R (Pearson and Martinez) v Secretary of State for the Home Department and Two Electoral Registration Officers; Hirst v The Attorney General

Issue:	Whether s3 Representation of the People Act 1983, which prevents serving prisoners from registering as voters and from voting, is compatible with Art 3 of the First Protocol and Art 14 European Convention on Human Rights.

Court:	Court of Appeal

Reference:	C/2001/0995 and C/2001/1172

Neutral Citation:	[2001] EWCA Civ 927

Judge(s):	Simon Brown LJ

Date:	18 June 2001