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Thread #36503   Message #520726
Posted By: The Shambles
03-Aug-01 - 06:38 PM
Thread Name: Council Bans Morris Dancing
Subject: RE: Council Bans Morris Dancing
Is there any chance that our authority has now read and taken notice of the following?

The following is a Q and A, from An introduction The Human Rights Act.

DOES THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT AFFECT THE WAY GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC BODIES BEHAVE?

Yes. The Human Rights Act says that all public authorities must pay proper attention to your rights when they are making decisions that affect you. Public authorities include Government Ministers, civil servants, your local authority or health authority, and also agencies like the police, the courts and private companies when carrying out public functions.

That's nothing new - respecting rights and balancing rights and responsibilities has always been an important part of public service in this country. But the Human Rights Act makes sure that those in authority over you will have to check that they do not ride roughshod over your rights, even when they believe they are doing so for a good reason. They will have to be careful about the balance they are striking and think hard about how they can cause the least possible harm to individuals.

No..........I don't suppose so.