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Voting rights of convicted prisoners detained within the United Kingdom - the UK Government’s response to the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights judgment in the case of Hirst v. the United Kingdom

[CP 29/06]

This consultation document seeks views on the voting rights of convicted UK prisoners, in response to the 6 October 2005 judgment of the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Hirst v. the UK.

Consultation begins on	14 December 2006
Consultation ends on	7 March 2007
Summary of responses published on

Consultation paper [PDF 164kb, 49 pages]
Summary of questions [Word 319kb, 2 pages]
Written Ministerial Statement
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Contact details

Further copies of the consultation paper can be obtained by contacting the address below:

Department for Constitutional Affairs/Electoral Policy Division
6th Floor Selborne House
54-60 Victoria Street
London
SW1E 6QW

Tel: 020 7210 8227
Fax: 020 7210 2659