McCann v State Hospitals Board for Scotland

Subject Matter

HUMAN RIGHTS — Respect for private life — Smoking ban — Scottish state hospital introducing comprehensive ban on smoking — Ban extending to hospital grounds and home visits — Supporting measures prohibiting possession of tobacco products in hospital grounds and establishing procedures for searching patients and visitors for and confiscating such products — Detained patient seeking judicial review of extent of ban and supporting measures — Whether complying with statutory requirements — Whether breaching Convention rights to respect for private life and non-discrimination — National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (c 29), s 102(4) — Human Rights Act 1998 (c 42), Sch 1, Pt I, arts 8, 14 — Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 13), ss 1, 286 — Mental Health (Safety and Security) (Scotland) Regulations 2005 (SSI 2005/464), regs 2, 4, 5

[2017] UKSC 31; [2017] 1 WLR 1455; [2017] 4 All ER 449; [2017] WLR (D) 268; Case details; 2017 SC (UKSC) 121, SC

MENTAL DISORDER — Scotland — Mental disorder — Detained patient — Scottish state hospital introducing comprehensive ban on smoking — Ban extending to hospital grounds and home visits — Supporting measures prohibiting possession of tobacco products in hospital grounds and establishing procedures for searching patients and visitors for and confiscating such products — Detained patient seeking judicial review of extent of ban and supporting measures — Whether complying with statutory requirements — National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, s 102(4) — Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003, ss 1, 286 — Mental Health (Safety and Security) (Scotland) Regulations 2005, regs 2, 4, 5

[2017] UKSC 31; [2017] 1 WLR 1455; [2017] 4 All ER 449; [2017] WLR (D) 268; Case details; 2017 SC (UKSC) 121, SC

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW — Judicial review — Ultra vires — State hospital

[2017] UKSC 31; [2017] 1 WLR 1455; [2017] 4 All ER 449; [2017] WLR (D) 268; Case details; 2017 SC (UKSC) 121, SC

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW — Judicial review — Ultra vires — State hospital

[2017] UKSC 31; [2017] 1 WLR 1455; [2017] 4 All ER 449; [2017] WLR (D) 268; Case details; 2017 SC (UKSC) 121, SC

MENTAL HEALTH — Care and treatment — Discharge of functions — State hospital

[2017] UKSC 31; [2017] 1 WLR 1455; [2017] 4 All ER 449; [2017] WLR (D) 268; Case details; 2017 SC (UKSC) 121, SC

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