Reid, Robertson v City of Wakefield Metropolitan Council, Secretary of State for the Home Department: Admn 16 Nov 2001

The claimant requested the defendant authority to remove his details from the electoral register before it was sold on to third parties. They refused. He claimed that the information had been obtained from him under penalty of criminal charges, and that to sell it on was an interference with his right to a private and family life.
Held: The sale of the material was in breach of the applicant’s rights. Data from the registers was collected under force of law. The sale of the register affected electors as marketing targets and the interference with their private lives, exacerbated by technological advances, was both foreseeable and foreseen. The right to vote was lost if the information was not provided.

Judges:

Mr Justice Maurice Kay

Citations:

Times 27-Nov-2001, Gazette 10-Jan-2002, [2001] EWHC Admin 915, [2002] QB 1052

Links:

Bailii

Statutes:

European Directive 95/46/EC of October 24, 1995 (OJ 1995 L281/31), Representation of the People Act 1983, Representation of the People Regulations 1986 (1986 No 1081)

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedRobertson, Regina (on the Application of) v Experian Ltd and Another (2) Admn 21-Jul-2003
The claimant sought a judicial review of the regulations allowing sale of the electoral role by local government bodies to registered credit reference agencies. An adjournment was refused, and the case proceeded in his absence.
Held: The . .
CitedI-CD Publishing Ltd v The Secretary of State, The Information Commissioner (Interested Party) Admn 21-Jul-2003
The claimant sought judicial review challenging the restrictions on the sale of electoral registers to registered credit reference agencies. Following Robertson (1) the new regulations created two registers, and the claimant sought to be able to . .
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Human Rights, Information, Elections

Updated: 04 June 2022; Ref: scu.166813