The claimant sought to challenge the announcement by the First Minister of an independent inquiry into his dismissal of a member of his cabinet, the claimant’s husband, who then went on to commit suicide. The claimant said that the First Minster had in fact sought to set the operational protocol for the inquiry.
Held: The claim was allowed. The publicity surrounding the launch created a legitimate expectation that the inquiry would be independent of the First Minister. The Permanent Secretary had been given an unpublished remit which conflicted with the publicly declared terms for the inquiry.
Judges:
Haddon-Cave LJ, Swift J
Citations:
[2019] EWHC 739 (Admin), [2019] WLR(D) 187, [2019] 4 WLR 64
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Jurisdiction:
Wales
Constitutional, Judicial Review
Updated: 13 November 2022; Ref: scu.635266
