R (Pearce) v Parole Board

Subject Matter

PRISONS — Prisoners’ rights — Release on licence

[2020] EWHC 3437 (Admin), QBD

PRISONS — Prisoners’ rights — Release on licence — Parole Board considering whether to direct prisoner’s release following expiry of minimum term of imprisonment for public protection — Parole Board guidance requiring assessment of unproven allegation on prisoner’s future risk — Whether guidance unlawful — Whether permissible for unproven allegation to form part of assessment of risk — Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c 44), s 239(3)

[2022] EWCA Civ 4; [2022] 1 WLR 2216; [2022] WLR(D) 22, CA

PRISONS — Prisoners’ rights — Release on licence — Parole Board considering whether to direct prisoner’s release following expiry of minimum term of imprisonment for public protection — Parole Board guidance requiring unproven allegation to form part of assessment of prisoner’s future risk — Whether guidance unlawful — Crime (Sentences) Act 1997 (c 43), s 28

[2023] UKSC 13; [2023] AC 807; [2023] 2 WLR 839; [2023] 3 All ER 527, SC(E)

Appellate History

Commentary

UK Supreme Court Blog
New Judgment: R (on the application of Pearce and another) v Parole Board for England and Wales [2023] UKSC 13 Case comment