Regina v Worcester County Council Secretary of State for Department of Health ex parte S W: Admn 2 Oct 2000

The court considered the lawfulness of a non-statutory list of people who might not be employed to work with children, the Consultancy Service Index.

Citations:

[2000] EWHC Admin 392, [2000] HRLR 702

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Citing:

CitedEntick v Carrington KBD 1765
The Property of Every Man is Sacred
The King’s Messengers entered the plaintiff’s house and seized his papers under a warrant issued by the Secretary of State, a government minister.
Held: The common law does not recognise interests of state as a justification for allowing what . .

Cited by:

CitedWright and Others, Regina (on the Application of) v Secretary of State for Health Secretary of State for Education and Skills Admn 16-Nov-2006
The various applicants sought judicial review of the operation of the Protection of Vulnerable Adults List insofar as they had been placed provisionally on the list, preventing them from finding work. One complaint was that the list had operated . .
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Human Rights, Employment

Updated: 29 May 2022; Ref: scu.140207