R (Quaye) v Secretary of State for Justice

Subject Matter

PRISONS — Prisoners’ rights — Detention at Her Majesty’s pleasure — Statute providing for review of minimum terms to be served by offenders detained at Her Majesty’s pleasure — Right to request review limited to offenders sentenced when still under age of 18 — Whether incompatible with Convention rights — Crime (Sentences) Act 1997 (c 43), s 27A(1)(11) — Human Rights Act 1998 (c 42), Sch 1, Pt I, arts 5, 6, 14

[2024] EWHC 211 (Admin); [2024] 1 WLR 3303; [2024] WLR(D) 63, KBD

PRISONS — Prisoners’ rights — Detention at Her Majesty’s pleasure — Statute providing for review of minimum terms to be served by offenders detained at Her Majesty’s pleasure — Right to request review limited to offenders under age of 18 when sentenced — Whether incompatible with Convention rights — Crime (Sentences) Act 1997 (c 43), s 27A(1)(11) — Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 (c 6), ss 82A, 90 — Human Rights Act 1998 (c 42), Sch 1, Pt I, arts 5, 7, 14

[2025] EWCA Civ 226; [2025] 1 WLR 2682; [2025] WLR(D) 145, CA

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