Hearings
England & Wales
26 Nov 1997 [1998] 1 WLR 503, CA
14 May 1998 (pet all) [1999] 2 AC 38; [1998] 1 WLR 972; [1998] 3 WLR 372; [1998] 4 All ER 7, HL(E)
R v Secretary of State for the Home Department, Ex parte Stafford
Additional names
Stafford, Ex parte
Subject Matter
PRISONS — Prisoners’ rights — Release on licence — Mandatory life sentence prisoner — Prisoner committing non-violent offences while released on licence — Expiry of punitive element of sentence and risk of violent re-offending assessed as minimal — Secretary of State refusing to direct release — Whether refusal unlawful — Criminal Justice Act 1991, s 35(2)
Appellate History
R v Secretary of State for the Home Department, Ex parte Stafford [1998] 1 WLR 503, CA
Decision of the Court of Appeal affirmed
R v Secretary of State for the Home Department, Ex parte Stafford [1999] 2 AC 38; [1998] 1 WLR 972; [1998] 3 WLR 372; [1998] 4 All ER 7, HL(E)