Human Rights Act 1998
4
Right to liberty and security
- Jurisdiction
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Provision
- 4
- Source language
- English
- Recorded status
- in force
More details
- Recorded status
- in force
Provision text
Official sourceEveryone who is deprived of his liberty by arrest or detention shall be entitled to take proceedings by which the lawfulness of his detention shall be decided speedily by a court and his release ordered if the detention is not lawful.
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Human Rights Act 1998 · legislation.gov.uk · Retrieved 17 August 2026.
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