R (Robertson) v Wakefield Metropolitan District Council

Subject Matter

PARLIAMENT — Election — Registration — Sale of electoral register — Electoral registration officer refusing voter's request for removal of name from register sold for commercial use — Whether right to object legitimate — Whether breach of right to privacy — Whether restriction on right to vote — Data Protection Act 1998, s 11 — Human Rights Act 1998, Sch 1, Pt I, art 8, Pt II, art 3 — Representation of the People Regulations 1986, reg 55 — Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001, reg 48 — Council Directive 95/46/EC, arts 7, 14

[2002] QB 1052; [2002] 2 WLR 889