It said the court had concluded that automatic disclosure of all convictions and cautions - whether or not relevant to the job being applied for - was incompatible with Article 8 of the Human Rights Act - the right to a private and family life.

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He said he was unsure whether the firing was from the Army or civilians but assumed the automatic fire could not have come from the Parachute Regiment because of the rules governing engagement in Northern Ireland at the time.

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They need to contemplate whether or not they really want a society where schoolteachers are to be armed with semi-automatic weapons.

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