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Since its inception, the Supreme Court has confirmed two declarations of incompatibility
under section 4 of the Human Rights Act 1998, both of which had been made previously
by the Court of Appeal. These were in the cases of R (F and Thompson) v SSHD (2010)
UKSC 17 and T & Anor, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home
Department & Anor [2014] UKSC 35.<p>In the first case, the incompatibility was
remedied by the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Remedial) Order 2012.</p><p> </p><p>In the
second case, while the Government’s application to appeal to the Supreme Court was
outstanding, changes were made to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions)
Order 1975 and to the Police Act 1997 by secondary legislation in response to the
Court of Appeal’s earlier judgment.</p>
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