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R (Smith) v Secretary of State for Justice and Parole Board

Author / Contributor: Kris Gledhill
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R (Smith) v Secretary of State for Justice and Parole Board
   
Issue: Whether delays in a Parole Board hearing for a short-tariff indeterminate sentence prisoner and in the arrangements made for offending-behaviour work breached Art 5(4) ECHR.
   
Court: Administrative Court
   
Reference:   CO/9565/2008
   
Neutral Citation:   [2008] EWHC 2998 (Admin)
   
Judge(s): Slade J
   
Date: 5 December 2008