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29/10/2013
Court Of Appeal Uphold Ruling Against Health Secretary
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt did not have the power to implement cuts at Lewisham Hospital, the Court of Appeal has ruled.
The government went to the appeal court following a previous ruling by the High Court, which said that Mr Hunt had acted outside of his powers when he decided that the emergency and maternity units at Lewisham Hospital in south-east London should be cut back.
On Monday the Court of Appeal upheld the previous ruling that Mr Hunt's decision was "unlawful" as he did not have the power to take such a decision.
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The government went to the appeal court following a previous ruling by the High Court, which said that Mr Hunt had acted outside of his powers when he decided that the emergency and maternity units at Lewisham Hospital in south-east London should be cut back.
On Monday the Court of Appeal upheld the previous ruling that Mr Hunt's decision was "unlawful" as he did not have the power to take such a decision.
(MH/CD)
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