| Author (Corporate) | United Kingdom: House of Commons: Library |
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| Series Title | Standard Notes |
| Series Details | SN/PC/01764 (11.02.15) |
| Publication Date | 11/02/2015 |
| Content Type | Journal | Series | Blog |
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Prisoners serving a custodial sentence do not have the right to vote. Prisoners on remand are able to vote under the provisions of the Representation of the People Act 2000 in the United Kingdom. This Standard Note provides a narrative of events following the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights on 6 October 2005, the Hirst case, that the UK’s current ban on all serving prisoners from voting contravenes Article 3 of Protocol No 1 of the European Convention on Human Rights. |
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| Source Link | Link to Main Source http://www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/SN01764 |
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| Subject Categories | Values and Beliefs |
| Countries / Regions | Europe, United Kingdom |
