| 词条 | R (Carson) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions |
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| name = R (Carson and Reynolds) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | court = House of Lords | image = | date decided = 26 May 2005 | full name = | citations = [2005] 2 WLR 1369, [2005] UKHL 37, 18 BHRC 677, [2005] UKHRR 1185, [2005] 4 All ER 545, [2006] 1 AC 173, [2005] HRLR 23 | judges = Lord Nicholls of Birkenhead, Lord Hoffmann, Lord Rodger of Earlsferry, Lord Walker of Gestingthorpe and Lord Carswell | prior actions = [2003] EWCA Civ 797 | subsequent actions = | opinions = | transcripts = | keywords = Age discrimination }} R v SS for Work and Pensions ex parte Carson and Reynolds [2005] UKHL 37 and [2010] ECHR 338 is a UK labour law and Human Rights Act 1998 case on age discrimination. FactsMs Reynolds was under 25 in a council flat, on jobseekers and income support. She got £41.35 and if she was over 25 she would have got £52.20. She claimed this breached Article 14 ECHR. The Secretary of State said 18- to 24-year-olds earn less, mostly do not live independently, they should be discouraged from living independently, there is welfare support for this group in other ways, and good administration depends on clear rules like this. JudgmentHouse of LordsThe House of Lords accepted the Secretary of State's arguments. Lord Walker drew on US law (San Antonio School District v. Rodriguez (1973) 411 US 1; Massachusetts Board of Retirement v. Murgia (1976) 427 US 307) and Lord Nicholls in Ghaidan v. Godin-Mendoza [2004] 2 AC 557, 568, saying they would intensely scrutinise race, sex and orientation justifications. But age was not in that. It is "a personal characteristic," said Lord Walker, "but it is different in kind from other personal characteristics. Every human being starts life as a tiny infant and none of us can do anything to stop the passage of the years." Lines must be drawn somewhere, and following Murgia, "drawing lines which create distinctions is peculiarly a legislative task and an unavoidable one. Perfection in making the necessary classifications is neither possible nor necessary." It was also noted that the age qualification had replaced a previous unworkable qualification of householders and non-householders. European Court of Human RightsThe ECHR rejected Ms Carson's claim.[1] See also
Notes1. ^[2010] ECHR 338 6 : United Kingdom labour case law|United Kingdom equality case law|House of Lords cases|2005 in case law|2005 in British law|Department for Work and Pensions |
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