R (Wright and others) v Secretary of State for Health and another – WLR Daily

Posted January 27th, 2009 in care workers, human rights, law reports by sally

R (Wright and others) v Secretary of State for Health and another [2009] UKHL 3; [2009] WLR (D) 20

The procedure under s 82(4)(b) of the Care Standards Act 2000 allowing the provisional listing of care workers as being unsuited to work with vulnerable adults after a complaint had been made about them, without giving them an opportunity to answer the allegations, which had the effect of barring them from care work, was incompatible with the right to a fair hearing under art 6(1) of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and also with the right to private life under art 8(1).”

WLR Daily, 26th January 2009

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