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R v Secretary of State for the Home Department ex p A | 
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| Issue:  | 
Whether time spent on remand in non-secure local authority accommodation was be deducted from a custodial sentence in calculating the release date. | 
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| Court:  | 
House of Lords | 
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| Reference:    | 
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| Neutral Citation:    | 
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| Judge(s):  | 
Lords Nicholls, Nolan, Steyn, Hope and Clyde | 
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| Date:  | 
27 January 2000 |