20/07/2005
15 year old boy wins landmark High Court challenge to the legality of child curfew zones uzed to tackle anti-social behaviour.
At 9:45am this morning Lord Justice Brooke ruled in favour of the young man known as 'W' in his challenge to one of the cornerstones of the Prime Minister's 'anti-yob'/anti-child legislation: child curfew powers. The Court found that the curfew power could not have been intended to include the right to use force.
Lord Justice Brooke explained:
"After all, all of us have the right to walk the streets without interference from police constables or CSOs unless they possess common law or statutory powers to stop us. There is no relevant common law power, and section 30(6) of the 2003 Act does not create an express power to use force."
> Full story: http://www.liberty-human-rights.org.uk/press/2005/court-savages-anti-yob-policy.shtml