The appellant sought an order requiring the defendant to to remove entries against his name in police databases. He had been a frequent protester against what he saw to be unlawful activities of a defence contractor. Other members of his group had been convicted of offences of violence, but not him.
Lord Dyson MR, Moore-Bick, McCombe LJJ
[2013] 3 All ER 583, [2013] EWCA Civ 192, [2013] 1 WLR 3305, [2013] HRLR 20, [2013] WLR(D) 108
Bailii, WLRD
European Convention on Human Rights 8
England and Wales
Citing:
Appeal from – Catt v The Commissioner of Police of The Metropolis Admn 30-May-2012
The claimant objected to the retention of data about him as to his attendance at assorted political protests. He had not engaged in criminality. . .
Cited by:
Appeal from – Catt and T, Regina (on The Applications of) v Commissioner of Police of The Metropolis SC 4-Mar-2015
Police Data Retention Justifiable
The appellants challenged the collection of data by the police, alleging that its retention interfered with their Article 8 rights. C complained of the retention of records of his lawful activities attending political demonstrations, and T . .
These lists may be incomplete.
Updated: 09 July 2021; Ref: scu.471733
