The Weekly Law Reports
[2010] 2 WLR 153
Supreme Court
Regina (E) v Governing Body of JFS and another (United Synagogue and others intervening)
[2009] UKSC 15
2009 Oct 27,
28,
29;
Dec 16
Dec 16
Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers PSC, Lord Hope of Craighead DPSC, Lord Rodger of Earlsferry, Lord Walker of Gestingthorpe, Baroness Hale of Richmond, Lord Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood, Lord Mance, Lord Kerr of Tonaghmore, Lord Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony JJSC
Discrimination— Race— Less favourable treatment— Oversubscribed Jewish school giving priority to children recognised as Jewish by birth or Orthodox conversion irrespective of religious practice— School refusing to admit child of mother converted through non-Orthodox teaching— Whether unlawful discrimination on racial grounds—
Race Relations Act 1976 (c 74) (as amended by Race Relations Act 1976 (Amendment) Regulations 2003 (SI 2003/1626), regs 3, 4 and Race Relations Act 1976 (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (SI 2008/3008), reg 2), ss 1(1)(a)(1A), 3
Education— School— Admissions— Faith school’s oversubscription policy— Priority for children designated as Jewish by birth or Orthodox conversion irrespective of religious practice— School refusing to admit child of mother converted through non-Orthodox teaching— Whether unlawful discrimination on racial grounds—
Race Relations Act 1976 (as amended by Race Relations Act 1976 (Amendment) Regulations 2003, regs 3, 4 and Race Relations Act 1976 (Amendment) Regulations 2008, reg 2), ss 1(1)(a)(1A), 3