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R (S) v Secretary of State for Justice | 
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| Issue:  | 
Whether a decision not to follow a prison recommendation to downgrade a prisoner from Category A to Category B was rational or adequately reasoned; whether there should have been an oral hearing before the recommendation was rejected. | 
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| Court:  | 
Administrative Court | 
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| Reference:    | 
C0/5000/2009 | 
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| Neutral Citation:    | 
[2009] EWHC 2168 (Admin) | 
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| Judge(s):  | 
HHJ Waksman QC (sitting as a Judge of the High Court) | 
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| Date:  | 
9 July 2009 |