Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2008] All ER (D) 376 (Jul)
Neutral Citation: [2008] EWHC 1865 (Admin)
Court: Queen's Bench Division, Administrative Court
Judge:

Silber J

Representation Helen Mountfield (instructed by Liberty) for the claimant.
  Jonathan Auburn (instructed by Evans Quatermaine, Caerphilly) for the defendant.
  The interested party did not appear and was not represented.
Judgment Dates: 29 July 2008

Catchwords

Education - School - Uniform policy - Indirect discrimination on grounds of race and religion - Failure to have due regard to equality issues - Claimant being required to remove item of jewellery known as 'Kara' on basis that it contravened school uniform policy - Claimant refusing to remove Kara on religious grounds - Claimant requesting exemption from uniform policy - School's governing body refusing to accede to request - Whether indirect discrimination on grounds of race and religion - Whether defendant failing to have due regard to equality issues - s 71 - .

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