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Lord Scarman mentioned

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5 Dec 2025, 1:17 p.m. - House of Lords
"is with the word ordinarily. In 1983, Lord Scarman in the House of Lords judgement stated that "
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Parliamentary Debates
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
192 speeches (37,331 words)
Committee stage
Friday 5th December 2025 - Lords Chamber
Department of Health and Social Care
Mentions:
1: Lord Lansley (Con - Life peer) she referred to, R v Barnet London Borough Council, ex parte Nilish Shah—the Shah case—in which Lord Scarman - Link to Speech

Extremism Review
71 speeches (5,789 words)
Tuesday 28th January 2025 - Commons Chamber
Home Office
Mentions:
1: James Cleverly (Con - Braintree) In the early years of Margaret Thatcher’s Government, Lord Scarman was commissioned to write a report - Link to Speech

Employment Rights Bill (Twelfth sitting)
49 speeches (9,964 words)
Committee stage: 12th Sitting
Thursday 12th December 2024 - Public Bill Committees
Department for Business and Trade
Mentions:
1: Laurence Turner (Lab - Birmingham Northfield) The Government of the day commissioned a public inquiry under Lord Scarman in the belief that, if the - Link to Speech

Arbitration Bill [HL]
33 speeches (11,776 words)
Second reading committee
Tuesday 19th December 2023 - Grand Committee
Ministry of Justice
Mentions:
1: Lord Hacking (Lab - Excepted Hereditary) Lord Diplock took part—I am just trying to remember all those who did—as did Lord Scarman and Lord Wilberforce - Link to Speech

King’s Speech
112 speeches (57,201 words)
Wednesday 8th November 2023 - Lords Chamber
Ministry of Justice
Mentions:
1: Lord Paddick (Non-affiliated - Life peer) will focus on is the preservation of the peace.In 1981, in his report on the Brixton disorders, Lord Scarman - Link to Speech



Select Committee Documents
Wednesday 15th May 2024
Written Evidence - Windrush Against Sewage Pollution
WQI0015 - Water quality and water infrastructure: follow-up

Environmental Audit Committee

Found: .599H to p.600A, the speech of Lord Fraser of Tullybelton at p.607F to p.608C, the speech of Lord Scarman



Bill Documents
Feb. 12 2025
Written evidence submitted by Dr Isra Black, UCL Faculty of Laws (TIAB190)
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2024-26
Written evidence

Found: 7 TIA Bill, clause 1(1)(b). 8 Gillick v West Norfolk and Wisbech AHA [1986] AC 112, 188-189 (Lord Scarman

Jan. 28 2025
Written evidence submitted by Sir Nicholas Mostyn (TIAB17)
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2024-26
Written evidence

Found: Lord Scarman was clear that "It will be a question of fact [for the doctor] whether a child seeking

Jun. 29 2023
Written evidence submitted by Amnesty International UK (VPB35)
Victims and Prisoners Act 2024
Written evidence

Found: [17] As Lord Scarman famously said, ‘he who is subject to English law is entitled to its protections



Department Publications - News and Communications
Tuesday 25th February 2025
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Source Page: Recovered appeal: Great Sike Road, Old Malton, Malton, YO17 6SB (ref: 3342002 - 25 February 2025)
Document: (PDF)

Found: In accordance with the principles set out by Lord Scarman in Westminster City council v Great Portland



Department Publications - Statistics
Thursday 26th September 2024
Home Office
Source Page: The Historical Roots of the Windrush Scandal
Document: (PDF)

Found: Five years later, in his report into race riots in Brixton in 1981, Lord Scarman concluded that existing



Non-Departmental Publications - Guidance and Regulation
Oct. 14 2025
Environment Agency
Source Page: CW5 6DB, Nick Brookes: Appeal Reference APP/EPR/684
Document: (PDF)
Guidance and Regulation

Found: Dictum of Lord Scarman in Pioneer Aggregates (UK) Ltd v Secretary of State for the Environment [1985]

Oct. 14 2025
Environment Agency
Source Page: CW5 6DB, Nick Brookes: Appeal Reference APP/EPR/684
Document: (PDF)
Guidance and Regulation

Found: 1984, in Pioneer Aggregates Ltd v Secretary of State for the Environment [1985] 1 A.C. 132 , Lord Scarman

Oct. 14 2025
Environment Agency
Source Page: CW5 6DB, Nick Brookes: Appeal Reference APP/EPR/684
Document: (PDF)
Guidance and Regulation

Found: As Lord Scarman pointed out in Newbury District Council v Secretary of State for the Environment [1981



Non-Departmental Publications - News and Communications
Jun. 03 2025
Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber)
Source Page: [2025] UKUT 00164 (TCC) Nellsar Limited v The Commissioners for His Majesty's Revenue and Customs
Document: Nellsar Limited v The Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (PDF)
News and Communications

Found: Lord Scarman expressed his view on the manner in which the apportionment was to be made at page 847:

Dec. 13 2023
Employment Appeal Tribunal
Source Page: The Kingdom of Spain v Miss Lydia Lorenzo: [2023] EAT 153
Document: The Kingdom of Spain v Miss Lydia Lorenzo: [2023] EAT 153 (PDF)
News and Communications

Found: [1981] AC 251 , esp at pp 272E, 276-278 (Lord Wilberforce), 281 -282 (Lord Diplock), 290B -D (Lord Scarman

Jun. 29 2023
Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber)
Source Page: GE FINANCIAL INVESTMENTS v THE COMMISSIONERS FOR HER MAJESTY'S REVENUE AND CUSTOMS [2023] UKUT 00146 (TCC)
Document: GEFI v HMRC (final decision) (webpage)
News and Communications

Found: precedent, but on broad principles of general acceptation': per Lord Diplock (at 281–282) and Lord Scarman



Deposited Papers
Friday 15th December 2023
Scotland Office
Source Page: I. Judgement of the Court of Session. Opinion of Lady Haldane in the petition, the Scottish Ministers for judicial review of the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill (Prohibition on Submission for Royal Assent) Order 2023 made and laid before the UK Parliament by the Secretary of State (under section 35 of the Scotland Act 1998) on 17 Jan 2023. 65p. II. Answers for Lord Stewart of Dirleton KC, the Advocate General for Scotland, for and on behalf of the Secretary of State for Scotland to the petition of the Scottish Ministers. 24p. III. Note of argument for Lord Stewart of Dirleton KC, the Advocate General for Scotland, for and on behalf of the Secretary of State for Scotland, to the Scottish Ministers. 17p.
Document: Scotland_Office_Court_of_Session_Judgment_11_December_2023.pdf (PDF)

Found: Environment ex p arte Nottinghamshire County Council and another [1986] 1 AC 240 at 250 B/H where Lord Scarman




Lord Scarman mentioned in Scottish results


Scottish Government Publications
Saturday 16th December 2023
Constitution Directorate
Source Page: Correspondence in relation to offshore wind: FOI release
Document: FOI - 202300344494 - Information release (PDF)

Found: LORD SCARMAN, 1911 -2004 Jacob Rees -Mogg says: "The Scottish Government, by passing its controversial



Scottish Parliamentary Research (SPICe)
Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill
Thursday 3rd September 2020
This Scottish Government bill seeks to modernise, consolidate and extend hate crime legislation in Scotland. It deals with the aggravation of more general offences by prejudice as well as specific hate crime offences.
View source webpage

Found: It was inserted in 1976 into the Race Relations Act 1965 following criticism by Lord Scarman in his report

Informed Consent in Healthcare Settings
Thursday 10th January 2019
The law of informed consent requires permission for the clinician to treat or examine the patient. It protects patients' rights to decide what happens to their bodies. The Supreme Court decision of Montgomery v Lanarkshire HB [2015] enhanced protection of patient rights to include information about the risks involved in proposed treatment, and information on alternative treatments.
View source webpage

Found: 1991, s 1. xxxi[1986] AC 1 12.Informed Consent in Healthcare Settings, SB 19-01 29In Gillick, Lord Scarman




Lord Scarman mentioned in Welsh results


Welsh Government Publications
Tuesday 17th June 2025

Source Page: Ordinary residence disputes decision: responsibility for an individual’s after care
Document: Responsibility for an individual’s after care (PDF)

Found: Council, Ex p Nilish Shah [1983] 2 AC 309 (usually referred to as “the Shah case”) in which, Lord Scarman

Tuesday 17th June 2025

Source Page: Ordinary residence disputes decision: responsibility for funding of an individual's care home fees
Document: Responsibility for funding of an individual's care home fees (PDF)

Found: Lord Scarman expressed the meaning of "ordinarily resident" in the following terms: "Unless, therefore

Friday 24th July 2015

Source Page: Implementation of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 - the regulations and code of practice in relation to part 11 of the Act
Document: Annex D - Code of Practice on Miscellaneous and General (PDF)

Found: In this case, Lord Scarman stated that unless … it can be shown that the statutory framework or