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A Reference by the Attorney General for Northern Ireland of a Devolution Issue [2026] UKSC 16

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Show Notes

As the Minister of Health in Northern Ireland prepares to update the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Code of Practice, the Supreme Court is called upon to consider the impact any change would have on the right to liberty.

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