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The Parole Board (Transfer of Functions) Order 1998
Parole
Prisons
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2017-05-16
PRISONS
Section 35(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 1991 (“the 1991 Act”) provides that after a long-term prisoner has served one-half of his sentence, the Secretary of State may, if recommended to do so by the Parole Board, release him on licence. Section 37(5) of the 1991 Act provides that the Secretary of State shall not include on release, or subsequently insert, a condition in the licence of a long-term prisoner, or vary or cancel any such condition, except after consultation with the Board.
Parole Board (Transfer of Functions) Order 1998
Jack StrawOne of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of StateHome Office