Paragraph 5 I1

United Kingdom

In Article 7 (power to release life prisoners on compassionate grounds)—

(a)

in paragraph (1)—

(i)

for “Secretary of State” substitute “Department of Justice”;

(ii)

for “he” substitute “the Department of Justice”;

(b)

in paragraph (2) for “Secretary of State” substitute “Department of Justice”;

(c)

after paragraph (2) insert—

“(3)
The Secretary of State may notify the Department of Justice that a life prisoner is not to be released under this Article without the Secretary of State’s agreement; and, if the Secretary of State gives such a notification in relation to a prisoner, the Department of Justice may not release the prisoner under this Article without the Secretary of State’s agreement.

(4)
But the Secretary of State may—

(a)
give a notification, or

(b)
refuse his agreement to a release,

only if his decision to do so is arrived at (wholly or partly) on the basis of protected information.”

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Sch. 5 para. 5 in force at 12.4.2010, see art. 1(2)