Ashton and Others v The Ministry of Justice: QBD 16 May 2014

The claimants said that the sanitation arrangements whilst incarcerated at HMP Albany had amounted to degrading treatment, in that the cells had not had in-cell sanitation.
Held: The claims were struck out as a repeat of claims made in the Grant case.

Judges:

Hickinbottom J

Citations:

[2014] EWHC 1624 (QB)

Links:

Bailii

Statutes:

European Convention on Human Rights 3 8

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Citing:

AppliedGrant and Another v The Ministry of Justice QBD 19-Dec-2011
To establish a breach of Article 3 the Claimant must show he has suffered the ill- treatment he alleges, and that it amounts to a violation of Article 3. The claimant prisoners complained that a lack of in-cell sanitation infringed their human . .
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Updated: 11 May 2022; Ref: scu.525794