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Correspondence concerning a high court ruling on asylum claims, 20 February 2003 - 5 March 2003

 File — Box: Blunkett Box 99
Reference code: 467/8/5/1/5

Scope and Contents

Correspondence relating to a test case in February 2003 brought by a number of destitute claimants, where the High Court ruled that the government's denial of all support to late asylum claimants was illegal and breached their fundamental human rights. Contains a letter from Lord Woolf, the Lord Chief Justice relating to Blunkett's disagreement with the judgment, Blunkett's reply to Lord Woolf, and a letter from the Lord Chancellor, Lord Irvine, on the same subject.

Dates

  • Creation: 20 February 2003 - 5 March 2003

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Available by appointment

Extent

3 Item(s)

Language of Materials

From the Fonds: English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository

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