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R (Chester) v Secretary of State for Justice and Wakefield Metropolitan District Council |
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| Issue: |
Whether s8 European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002 could be read so as to allow serving prisoners to vote to comply with Art 3 of Protocol 1 ECHR; whether a declaration of incompatibility should be granted in relation to s8 or s3 Representation of the People Act 1983; whether any statutory amendment had to enfranchise post-tariff lifer prisoners. |
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| Court: |
Administrative Court |
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| Reference: |
CO/83/2009 |
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| Neutral Citation: |
[2009] EWHC 2923 (Admin) |
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| Judge(s): |
Burton J |
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| Date: |
28 October 2009 |
