Court Judgement Could Impact Right To Rent

A landmark court judgement may have a significant impact on the Government’s Right to Rent legislation. Airline Ryanair won a civil court case after appealing against fines imposed by the Home Office for carrying illegal immigrants into the UK. Significantly, the judge who found in favour of the airline said its staff could not be expected to spot cleverly forged passports that even trained immigration officers found hard to detect. The judge said the way the regime for airlines to check passports is operated by the Home Office “offends the basic concepts of justice and indeed rule of law.”  Whilst the ruling is not binding on other courts the RLA now believes it could impact on the Government’s ability to enforce its ‘Right to Rent’ policy. Read more on the RLA website.