Type: Judgment

Authority: National Courts United Kingdom Supreme Court

Date: 10/29/2009

Subject: The UK Supreme Court deems the compatibility of sections 115(6) and 115(7) of the Police Act of 1997 where they provide for the possibility for certain authorized persons to acquire confidential information on persons employed in activities of particular social relevance (assistance to children, elderly people, etc.). The balancing with the right to privacy granted by art. 8 ECHR is the legal parameter to be employed in these cases.

Parties: R (on the application of L) (FC) (Appellant) c/ Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis (Respondent)

Original language: English

Classification: Freedoms - Art. 7 Privacy

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