The panel had made its decision on release of a life sentence prisoner and had sent its reasoned decision to the case manager. A question then arose as to whether new information could be received by the panel entitling it to reopen its decision.
Held: The panel was functus officio, and there was no power to reopen the decision, even if the decision had not yet been communicated to the parties; communication of the decision was an administrative task, separate and distinct from the functions of the Board in making the decision on release:
The Honourable Mrs Justice Stacey
[2021] EWHC 1166 (Admin), [2021] WLR(D) 268, [2021] 1 WLR 4126
Bailii, WLRD
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Austin, Regina (on The Application of) v Parole Board for England and Wales Admn 17-Jan-2022
Parole Board Publication Scheme Unduly Complicated
This claim for judicial review raises important issues about the lawfulness of the Parole Board’s policy and practice in relation to the provision of a summary of a Parole Board decision to victims and victims’ families and the media. The protocol . .
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Prisons
Updated: 19 January 2022; Ref: scu.662403