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R v An Immigration Officer ex p X (Court of Appeal)

Author / Contributor: Kris Gledhill
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R v An Immigration Officer ex p X (Court of Appeal)
   
Issue: Whether a failed asylum seeker who was detained in a psychiatric hospital could be deported under the Immigration Act 1971 or whether the Home Secretary was bound to use s86 Mental Health Act 1983.
   
Court: Court of Appeal
   
Reference:   C/2000/2318
   
Judge(s): Schiemann and Tuckey LJJ, Sir Swinton Thomas
   
Date: 7 December 2000