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R (RD and PM) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions; R (EM and Others) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions |
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Whether post-tariff life sentence prisoners transferred to hospital under s47 Mental Health Act 1983 were entitled to income support; whether the differential treatment for the purpose of welfare benefits of prisoners transferred to hospital or held under s45A of the 1983 Act and patients detained under s3/37 of the Act was justified for the purposes of Art 14 ECHR. |
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| Court: |
Court of Appeal |
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| Reference: |
C1/2008/2819 & C1/2009/0723 |
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| Neutral Citation: |
[2010] EWCA Civ 18 |
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| Judge(s): |
Waller LJ (VP), Carnwath and Patten LJJ |
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| Date: |
27 January 2010 |