The Claimants sought a declaration of incompatibility, under section 4 of HRA 1998, on the ground that the 2013 Act was incompatible with their rights under Article 6 and Article 1 of the First Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights.
Lang J
[2014] EWHC 2182 (Admin), [2014] WLR(D) 420, [2015] 1 QB 573, [2015] 2 WLR 309
Bailii, WLRD
Human Rights Act 1998 4, Jobseekers (Back to Work Schemes) Act 2013, European Convention on Human Rights 6 A1 P1
England and Wales
Citing:
See Also – Reilly and Another, Regina (on The Application of) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Admn 6-Aug-2012
The claimants sought judicial review of schemes which they said appeared to require them to work for free in order to claim Jobseekers Allowance.
Held: Judicial review was granted. There had been a breach of regulation 4(2) of the 2011 . .
See Also – Reilly and Another, Regina (on The Application of) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions CA 12-Feb-2013
The claimants complained of the system where they were obliged to work for free to claim Jobseekers Allowance.
Held: The 2011 Regulations were required to specify the schemes under which the claimants were to claim. Instead, the regulations . .
See Also – Reilly and Another, Regina (on The Application of) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions SC 30-Oct-2013
The Secretary of State appealed against the decision in favour of Ms Reilly and Mr Wilson, that the 2011 Regulations, made under section 17A of the 1995 Act, did not comply with the requirements of that section, and (ii) a cross-appeal brought by . .
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Benefits, Human Rights
Updated: 09 November 2021; Ref: scu.533803
