The applicants, representatives of the Black Sisters, challenged the implementation of a policy allocating grants. The authority required the services sponsored to provise services irrespective of race. The Black Sisters said this would impact disproportionately on black and ethnic minorities.
Held: A Minister must assess the risk and extent of any adverse impact and the ways in which such risk may be eliminated before the adoption of a proposed policy and not merely as a ‘rear guard action’, following a concluded decision.
Judges:
Moses LJ
Citations:
[2008] EWHC 2062 (Admin)
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Cited – AC v Berkshire West Primary Care Trust, Equality and Human Rights Commissions intervening Admn 25-May-2010
The claimant, a male to female transsexual, challenged a decision by the respondent to refuse breast augmentation treatment. The Trust had a policy ‘GRS is a Low Priority treatment due to the limited evidence of clinical effectiveness and is not . .
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Local Government, Discrimination
Updated: 19 July 2022; Ref: scu.276239
