Index card R (Taylor) v Secretary of State for Justice

R (Taylor) v Secretary of State for Justice

Hearings

England & Wales

16 Nov 2015 [2015] EWHC 3245 (Admin); [2016] PTSR 446; [2015] WLR (D) 470, QBD (Leggatt J)

Subject Matter

PRISONS — Prisoner’s rights — Release on licence — Parole Board recommending conditional release on licence of life prisoner imprisoned for 40 years — Prisoner not released as funding not made available for additional support required to assist his transition into society — Whether Secretary of State and probation service in breach of statutory duty to make arrangements for prisoner’s resettlement — Whether breach of duty to co-operate with local authority to facilitate release — Whether discrimination on grounds of disability or age — Offender Management Act 2007, ss 1, 2(1) — Equality Act 2010 , ss 13, 15, 19, 29(7), 149 — Care Act 2014, s 6

[2015] EWHC 3245 (Admin); [2016] PTSR 446; [2015] WLR (D) 470, QBD

Subscribe or Register to access the full case information page. Registered users can access three Law Reports, three case information pages and perform three Case Genie searches per month. If you already have an ICLR account please log in. For other queries or to request a free trial please contact ICLR.

MoJ users should log in here.