[2011] NIQB 122

Procedural fairness did not require a Local Area Protection Panel to afford a person an opportunity to be heard prior to his criminal trial before categorising him as potentially dangerous under Public Protection Arrangements Northern Ireland guidance. The decision was a preventative and protective decision which did not engage the European Convention on Human Rights 1950 art.6, as the decision was not decisive of any of his rights.

QBD (NI) (Morgan LCJ, Treacy J, Sir John Sheil)

14/09/2011