A Romany family booked a council hall for a wedding. Police later approached the council and made misleading assertions about the character of the family resulting in the imposition of additional conditions on the contract. There was however no evidence that the officers had acted in any overtly racist motive, but rather from a concern for the public interest and order. The police had no control over decisions taken by the authority about the terms of the contract and were not responsible for those decisions. Caution is required before the principles relating to the liability of secondary parties under the criminal law are used for the purposes of construing section 33(1).
Judges:
Judge LJ
Citations:
Gazette 07-Jan-2000, Times 07-Feb-2000, [2000] 1 WLR 966
Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Appealed to – Hallam and Another v Cheltenham Borough Council and Others HL 27-Mar-2001
‘Aid’ under the section meant something more than mere helpfulness. The complainants arranged a wedding in premises owned by a defendant. The police respondents advised the owner that the wedding was for gypsies, whereupon the defendants unlawfully . .
Cited by:
Appeal from – Hallam and Another v Cheltenham Borough Council and Others HL 27-Mar-2001
‘Aid’ under the section meant something more than mere helpfulness. The complainants arranged a wedding in premises owned by a defendant. The police respondents advised the owner that the wedding was for gypsies, whereupon the defendants unlawfully . .
Cited – Anyanwu and Another v South Bank Student Union and Another HL 24-May-2001
The university had imposed a new constitution on its students union, which resulted in the dismissal of the claimant. He sought to assert racial discrimination.
Held: The concept of ‘aiding’ somebody in committing discriminatory behaviour . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Discrimination
Updated: 10 May 2022; Ref: scu.81168
