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R (Sturnham) v Parole Board (No 2)

Hearings

England & Wales

03 Jul 2013 [2013] UKSC 47; [2013] 2 AC 254; [2013] 3 WLR 281; [2013] 4 All ER 177; [2013] WLR (D) 274; Case details, SC(E)

Subject Matter

PRISONS — Prisoners’ rights — Release on licence — Claimant serving indeterminate sentence of imprisonment for public protection — Claimant’s case referred to Parole Board — Parole Board refusing to direct release on licence — Whether test for directing release different from test for imposing sentence — Whether Parole Board applying correct test — Crime (Sentences) Act 1997, s 28(6)(b) — Criminal Justice Act 2003, s 225

[2013] UKSC 47; [2013] 2 AC 254; [2013] 3 WLR 281; [2013] 4 All ER 177; [2013] WLR (D) 274; Case details, SC(E)

Appellate History

R (Sturnham) v Parole Board (No 2) [2013] UKSC 47; [2013] 2 AC 254; [2013] 3 WLR 281; [2013] 4 All ER 177; [2013] WLR (D) 274; Case details, SC(E)

Decision of the Court of Appeal affirmed

R (Sturnham) v Parole Board (No 2) [2013] UKSC 47; [2013] 2 AC 254; [2013] 3 WLR 281; [2013] 4 All ER 177; [2013] WLR (D) 274; Case details, SC(E)

Commentary

UKSC Blog
Case Comment: R (Sturnham) v The Parole Board (No 2) [2013] UKSC 47 [2013] Cas Com 2

Blackstones Civil Practice 2023
Main Provisions of the Human Rights Act 1998 - Remedies 91.9

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