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R (W) v Comr of Police of the Metropolis

Hearings

England & Wales

20 Jul 2005 [2005] EWHC 1586 (Admin); [2005] 1 WLR 3706; [2005] 3 All ER 749, DC

11 May 2006 [2006] EWCA Civ 458; [2007] QB 399; [2006] 3 WLR 1098; [2006] 3 All ER 458, CA

Subject Matter

POLICE — Powers — Dispersal of groups — Police Commissioner designating dispersal areas — Officers authorised to remove persons under 16 from areas — Whether power of removal permissive or coercive — Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003, s 30(6)

[2005] 1 WLR 3706

POLICE — Powers — Dispersal of groups — Police Commissioner designating dispersal areas — Officers authorised to “remove” persons under 16 — Whether power permissive or coercive — Whether power having effect of curfew — Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003, s 30(6)

[2007] QB 399; [2006] 3 WLR 1098

Appellate History

R (W) v Comr of Police of the Metropolis [2005] EWHC 1586 (Admin); [2005] 1 WLR 3706; [2005] 3 All ER 749, DC

Decision of the Divisional Court of the Queen's Bench Division reversed

R (W) v Comr of Police of the Metropolis [2006] EWCA Civ 458; [2007] QB 399; [2006] 3 WLR 1098; [2006] 3 All ER 458, CA

Commentary

Blackstones Criminal Practice 2025
Offences Relating to the Dispersal of Groups - Meaning of ‘Removal’ B11.156

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