Regina v Secretary of State for the Home Department, ex parte Pegg: QBD 9 Aug 1994

The procedures for assessing lifer release questions are unfair. A higher standard is required of decision makers. The parole board should give reasons for a refusal to release where exemplary reports had been submitted on behalf of the prisoner.

Citations:

Independent 09-Aug-1994, Times 11-Aug-1994

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Prisons

Updated: 16 May 2022; Ref: scu.87892