“…like other public law duties, it implies a duty of reasonable enquiry (see Secretary of State for Education and Science v Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council [1977] A.C. 1014). Fourth, it requires a decision-maker to understand the obvious equality impacts of a decision before adopting a policy (see the judgment of Lord Justice Pill…”
“…[1977] A.C. 1014, at p.1065B]; [CREEDNZ Inc. v Governor-General [1981] N.Z.L.R. 172; [In re Findlay [1985] A.C. 318, at p.334]; [R. (on the application of Hurst) v HM Coroner f…”
“…ould remain significant for the whole plan period. As Lord Diplock said in Secretary of State for Education and Science v Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council [1977] A.C. 1014 (at p.1065), a decision-maker must “… take reasonable steps to acquaint himself with the relevant information to enable him to answer it correctly” (see the ju…”
“…The Divisional Court then at paragraph [36] referred to Secretary of State for Education and Science v Tameside MBC [1977] A.C. 1014 (at pp. 1064-5) for the proposition that a public body has a duty to carry out a sufficient inquiry prior to making its decision. It quoted the Divisional Cour…”