CCSU v GCHQ

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CCSU v GCHQ is a landmark UK public law case that clarified the scope of judicial review over the exercise of prerogative powers by the executive.

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CCSU v GCHQ canonical 1
GCHQ case 1
GCHQ trade union ban case 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Kingdom public law case ⓘ
judicial review case ⓘ
citation [1984] 3 All ER 935 ⓘ
[1984] 3 WLR 1174 ⓘ
[1985] AC 374 ⓘ
concerns consultation rights of civil servants ⓘ
judicial review of prerogative powers ⓘ
national security ⓘ
royal prerogative ⓘ
scope of judicial review ⓘ
country England and Wales ⓘ
court House of Lords ⓘ
decisionType appellate decision ⓘ
decisionYear 1984 ⓘ
establishedPrinciple grounds of judicial review include illegality irrationality and procedural impropriety ⓘ
justiciability depends on subject matter not source of power ⓘ
national security can limit the duty to consult ⓘ
prerogative powers are in principle reviewable by the courts ⓘ
groundOfReviewDefined illegality ⓘ
irrationality ⓘ
procedural impropriety ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Council of Civil Service Unions v Minister for the Civil Service ⓘ
GCHQ case ⓘ
held decision to ban trade union membership at GCHQ was not reviewable on the facts because of national security ⓘ
impact expanded availability of judicial review over executive prerogative powers ⓘ
influenced later UK judicial review jurisprudence ⓘ
involvesBody Government Communications Headquarters ⓘ
isLandmarkCaseIn United Kingdom administrative law ⓘ
United Kingdom constitutional law ⓘ
jurisdiction United Kingdom ⓘ
leadingJudge Lord Brightman ⓘ
Lord Diplock ⓘ
Lord Fraser of Tullybelton ⓘ
Lord Roskill ⓘ
Lord Scarman ⓘ
legalArea administrative law ⓘ
public law ⓘ
parties Council of Civil Service Unions ⓘ
Minister for the Civil Service ⓘ
relatedConcept Wednesbury unreasonableness ⓘ
royal prerogative and judicial control ⓘ
sourceOfDoctrine tripartite classification of judicial review grounds ⓘ
topic grounds of judicial review ⓘ
justiciability of executive action ⓘ
usedFor teaching judicial review in UK law schools ⓘ

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GCHQ case → alsoKnownAs → GCHQ trade union ban case ⓘ
linked to: CCSU v GCHQ
Lord Diplock → notableWork → GCHQ case ⓘ
linked to: CCSU v GCHQ