Secretary of State for the Home Department v Sim and The Parole Board: CA 19 Dec 2003

The prisoner was subject to an extended sentence, and had been recalled to prison. He now complained that the recall procedure had infringed his human rights.

Judges:

Ward, Keene LJJ, Munby J

Citations:

[2003] EWCA Civ 1845, [2004] 2 WLR 1170, [2004] HRLR 15

Links:

Bailii

Statutes:

Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000& 85, European Convention on Human Rights 5

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Citing:

Appeal fromRegina (Sim) v Secretary of State for the Home Department Admn 11-Feb-2003
The defendant had been convicted of a serious offence involving violece or sex, and been made subject to a extended sentence. He had been released on licence but recalled, and now challenged the system under which it had been decided that he should . .

Cited by:

CitedChater, Regina (on The Application of) v Secretary of State for Justice and Another Admn 2-Aug-2010
The claimant sought judicial review of his treatment after recall to prison from licence. He had a history of the sexual abuse of children. A police surveillance report had been rejected by the Parole Board, but they had nevertheless continued his . .
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Prisons, Human Rights

Updated: 09 December 2022; Ref: scu.330946