ZZ (France) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (No 2)

Subject Matter

EUROPEAN UNION — Freedom of movement — Rights of entry and residence — Union citizen lawfully resident in United Kingdom refused re-entry by Home Secretary on grounds of public security — Special Immigration Appeals Commission conducting open and closed hearings and giving open and closed judgments on appeal — Disclosure to citizen of grounds for Home Secretary’s decision and of evidence limited for public security reasons — Court of Justice of the European Union ruling on reference by Court of Appeal on extent national authority required to disclose grounds and evidence to citizen — Whether requirement for essence of public security grounds for decision to be disclosed to citizen — Whether state security considerations permitting non-disclosure of essence of grounds or of evidence — Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, art 47 — Parliament and Council Directive 2004/38/EC, arts 30(2), 31

[2014] QB 820; [2014] 2 WLR 791