BH v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2009] EWHC 2938 (Admin) (17 November 2009)

BH v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2009] EWHC 2938 (Admin) (17 November 2009)

A personal search obligation cannot lawfully be imposed as a condition for modifying curfew and boundary under a control order; such an obligation is not permitted by section 1 of the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005.

Citation
[2009] EWHC 2938 (Admin)
Parties
Claimant/appellant: BH; Defendant/respondent: Secretary of State for the Home Department; Special Advocate: Mohammed Khamisa QC
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
17 November 2009
Procedural Posture
Judicial Review and Statutory Appeal / Final Judgment
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Control Orders, Personal Search, Modification of Curfew, Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005, Police Powers

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Parties

BH

Claimant/appellant

Secretary of State for the Home Department

Defendant/respondent

Mohammed Khamisa QC

Special Advocate

Procedural Posture

Judicial Review and Statutory Appeal / Final Judgment

  1. 1 Whether the Secretary of State can lawfully impose a personal search obligation as a condition for modifying control order curfew and boundary restrictions
  2. 2 Whether such a condition constitutes an enforceable obligation under the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005

Ratio Decidendi

A personal search obligation cannot lawfully be imposed as a condition for modifying curfew and boundary under a control order; such an obligation is not permitted by section 1 of the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • Permission to apply for judicial review refused
  • Statutory appeal dismissed