In 1974 the prisoner had been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimal custodial term of 40 years. That had been completed but he had not been released despite a direction for his release by the parole board to a hostel. Funding had not been made available for the place.
Held: The claim failed. The delay had not been caused by any breach of duty on the part of the defendants and the grounds on which they were alleged to have acted unlawfully are not justified.
Leggatt J
[2015] EWHC 3245 (Admin)
Bailii
Crime (Sentences) Act 1997 28, Care Act 2014
Prisons
Updated: 06 January 2022; Ref: scu.554665
