Deputy Prime Minister written question – answered at on 14 December 2004.
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many cases have been brought against his Department under the Human Rights Act 1998; and what the cost has been in (a) legal fees to defend cases and (b) compensation payments.
The Human Rights Act has not given rise to a great deal of specific litigation; HR points are most often taken in support of other causes of action. This makes them very difficult to count separately. In addition, the subjects of the convention rights themselves are, to a very great extent, already actionable in existing domestic law.
For these reasons it would not be possible to apportion costs and compensation payments as requested without reviewing all the cases handled by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister since its formation in 2002, which would give rise to disproportionate cost.
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