The Home Secretary had recalled a prisoner under emergency powers who had been released on licence. He was advised by the Parole Board, in an interim report, that the prisoner should be released. He rejected the advice and continued the detention. Held: The powers he exercised were emergency ones. The Board’s interim recommendations could at … Continue reading Regina v Secretary of State for the Home Department ex parte Cummings: CA 22 Feb 2001

From 4 April 2005 until 3 December 2012, English law provided for the imposition of sentences of imprisonment for public protection (‘IPP’). The Court addressed the practical and legal issues resulting from the new system. Held: The decision as to whether to impose an IPP senence and whether a prisoner was ready for release on … Continue reading Sturnham, Regina (on The Application of) v The Parole Board of England and Wales and Another (No 2): SC 3 Jul 2013