If a person is suspected of a serious offence in the UK, they can be detained for a maximum of 96 hours without being charged. However, under terrorism legislation in the United Kingdom, a person suspected of terrorism can be detained for a maximum of 28 days without being charged.
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This is the primary human rights law in the UK. The HRA sets the following common procedural safeguards for a person who is arrested or detained: The person must be told why they are being detained; They must be brought before a judge promptly – i.e. without undue delay; The person can challenge the lawfulness […]
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In some countries, such as the USA, police are protected from civil claims through a doctrine called “qualified immunity”. This doctrine protects police unless they have acted incompetently and knowingly acted unlawfully. This can make it very difficult to bring successful civil claims. However, in many countries, such as the UK, police are no longer immune […]
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Leigh Day is a UK-based law firm that specialises in help communities outside the UK take legal action against abusive businesses.
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Produced by the Constitution Unit of the UK’s University College London, this guide contains various examples of FoI requests, alongside tips and advice on pursuing demands for information helps by public bodies in the UK.
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Published by a group named WhatDoTheyKnow, this is a database containing hundreds of thousands of FoI requests to UK authorities, and the responses received from those bodies.
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A helpful and practical guide from the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office that gives tips and advice on how to access information from a public body. Though it is UK-focused, the principles are applicable more generally.
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The UK’s primary legislation covering the right of access to information held by public authorities
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“Information Law” is a free-to-access blog published by Kingsley Napley LLP, a leading UK law firm. It has a UK focus. Some of the articles are relevant to the law and practice on UK freedom of information demands.
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