The Weekly Law Reports
[2017] 1 WLR 4127
Supreme Court
*Regina (C) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
[2017] UKSC 72
2017 July 10,
11;
Nov 1
Nov 1
Baroness Hale of Richmond PSC, Lord Kerr of Tonaghmore, Lord Wilson, Lord Carnwath, Lord Hughes JJSC
Human rights— Respect for private life— Interference with— Department for Work and Pensions client computer database— Transgender claimant’s computer record containing gender history information— Claimant suffering distress dealing face to face with officials having access to gender history information— Department’s policies on retention of such information having legitimate objectives of fraud reduction and pension calculation— Whether policies giving proper effect to statutory requirement that “person’s gender becomes for all purposes the acquired gender”— Whether interference with claimant’s Convention right to private life proportionate— Whether policies directly or indirectly discriminatory of transgender persons— Whether policies creating harassing environment—
Human Rights Act 1998 (c 42), Sch 1, Pt I, arts 8, 14
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Gender Recognition Act 2004 (c 7), ss 9, 22
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Equality Act 2010 (c 15), ss 13, 19, 26