The Claimants sought to challenge ‘the Defendants’ failures to comply with their public law, common law and article 2 ECHR duties to protect prisoners at HMP Woodhill from suicide’, failures which they contended were ‘ongoing’, including a declaration that the Defendants had breached those duties and an order requiring them to comply with the mandatory provisions of national prison policy.
Judges:
Irwin LJ, Garnham J
Citations:
[2017] EWHC 1194 (Admin)
Links:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Prisons, Human Rights
Updated: 26 March 2022; Ref: scu.584236
