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R (Allen) v Secretary of State for Justice, Governor of HMP Belmarsh

Author / Contributor: Kris Gledhill
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R (Allen) v Secretary of State for Justice, Governor of HMP Belmarsh
   
Issue: Whether the ECHR was breached by placing a remand prisoner into the Exceptional Escape Risk classification within Category A, or by the consequence of that decision; whether fairness required allowing representations in advance of the decision.
   
Court: Administrative Court
   
Reference:   CO/11386/2008
   
Neutral Citation:   [2008] EWHC 3298 (Admin)
   
Judge(s): Blake J
   
Date: 11 December 2008