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R v Secretary of State for the Home Department ex p Sarsfield | 
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| Issue:  | 
Whether the Home Secretary was entitled to seek additional reports before deciding whether to accept a Parole Board recommendation that a discretionary life sentence prisoner be transferred to open conditions. | 
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| Court:  | 
Administrative Court | 
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| Reference:    | 
CO/1981/2000 | 
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| Neutral Citation:    | 
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| Judge(s):  | 
Richards J | 
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| Date:  | 
21 September 2000 |