The Court held that officers exercising enforcement discretions under local laws against homeless persons independently consider human rights on a case-by-case basis rather than following blanket enforcement directions; pre-prepared compliance notices without individual human rights assessment will be unlawful. The decision confirms that s 58(2) HRA does not apply where officers retain discretion, that tents and campsites of homeless persons can constitute a 'home' for human rights purposes, and that disposal of property without genuine consent is unlawful even where statutory impoundment powers exist.
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