“Negligence liability may arise from authorized activities if performed without due care.”
Whether the Home Office owed a duty of care to the Dorset Yacht Company in relation to the escape of borstal trainees from a prison island, and whether the Home Office could be liable in negligence for losses caused by the trainees' subsequent criminal activities.
The Home Office is liable in negligence where authorized activities, such as the custody and release of prisoners, are performed negligently and cause damage to third parties.
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