McDonagh, Regina (on The Application of) v Secretary of State for Justice: Admn 20 Jan 2010

When deciding whether a prisoner released on licence should be returned to prison, the question ‘is whether the Secretary of State could reasonably have believed on the material available to him that the claimant had not conducted himself by reference to’ the standard of good behaviour.

Judges:

Judge Pelling QC

Citations:

[2010] EWHC 369 (Admin)

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedHowden, Regina (on The Application of) v The Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Admn 15-Oct-2010
The claimant challenged a decision to return him to prison from release on licence. He said that in a non-urgent situation it was wrong for the Secretary of State to accept police intelligence without further enquiries.
Held: The claim failed. . .
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Prisons

Updated: 14 August 2022; Ref: scu.401977