Hearings
England & Wales
30 Jul 1996 [1998] AC 407; [1997] 2 WLR 67; [1997] 1 All ER 327, CA
12 Jun 1997 [1998] AC 407; [1997] 3 WLR 23; [1997] 3 All ER 97; [1997] 2 FLR 471, HL(E)
R v Secretary of State for the Home Department, Ex p Venables
Additional names
R v Secretary of State for the Home Department, Ex parte Thompson
Thompson, Ex parte
Venables, Ex parte
Subject Matter
PRISONS — Prisoners’ rights — Release on licence — Child offenders convicted of murder — Detention during Her Majesty's pleasure — Secretary of State fixing tariff period by application of policy adopted for adult life prisoners — Whether policy appropriate — Secretary of State taking representations of public opinion into account — Whether relevant — Children and Young Persons Act 1933, ss 44(1) (as amended by Children and Young Persons Act 1969, s 72(4), Sch 6), 53(1) (as substituted by Murder (Abolition of Death Penalty) Act 1965, s 1(5)) — Criminal Justice Act 1991, ss 35(2)(3), 43
[1998] AC 407; [1997] 2 WLR 67; [1997] 1 All ER 327, CA
[1998] AC 407; [1997] 3 WLR 23; [1997] 3 All ER 97; [1997] 2 FLR 471, HL(E)
Appellate History
R v Secretary of State for the Home Department, Ex p Venables [1998] AC 407; [1997] 2 WLR 67; [1997] 1 All ER 327, CA
Decision of the Divisional Court of Appeal reversed in part
R v Secretary of State for the Home Department, Ex p Venables [1998] AC 407; [1997] 3 WLR 23; [1997] 3 All ER 97; [1997] 2 FLR 471, HL(E)