R (F and Thompson) v SSHD (2008) EWHC 3170 (QB)
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The indefinite nature of the notification requirements of Part 2 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (the Sex Offenders Register) is a disproportionate breach of Article 8: there is no opportunity for review in the case of young offenders; there is no entitlement to have determined the question of whether the notification requirement continues to serve a legitimate purpose.
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Hearing date 19/11/2008, Judgment 19/12/2008
LORD JUSTICE LATHAM, Mr Justice Underhill, Mr Justice Flaux
Hugh Southey (instructed by Stephensons solicitors) for F
Pete Weatherby (instructed by Irwin Mitchell solicitors) for Angus Thompson
Steven Kovats (instructed by Treasury solicitors) for the Secretary of State for Justice