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
- From the Fonds: Blunkett, David, Born 1947 (Person)
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
Contact:
Western Bank Library
University of Sheffield
Western Bank
Sheffield South Yorkshire S10 2TN United Kingdom
+44 (0) 114 222 7299
lib-special@sheffield.ac.uk
Western Bank Library
University of Sheffield
Western Bank
Sheffield South Yorkshire S10 2TN United Kingdom
+44 (0) 114 222 7299
lib-special@sheffield.ac.uk