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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-02-05more like thismore than 2018-02-05
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 remove filter
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading John Worboys more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the reasons were for his Department's decision not to seek a judicial review of the Parole Board’s decision to release John Worboys. more like this
tabling member constituency Twickenham remove filter
tabling member printed
Sir Vince Cable more like this
uin 126448 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-02-08more like thismore than 2018-02-08
answer text <p>As the Secretary of State said in his statement of 19 January, after careful consideration of expert legal advice, he decided it would not be appropriate for him, as Justice Secretary, to proceed with a judicial review against the Parole Board decision to release John Worboys.</p><p> </p><p>I fully support the right of victims and others to take their own legal advice and to challenge the Parole Board’s decision. Legal aid generally remains available for advice, assistance and representation in relation to a judicial review. This would include decisions of the Parole Board.</p> more like this
answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire more like this
answering member printed Lucy Frazer more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-02-08T17:48:51.517Zmore like thismore than 2018-02-08T17:48:51.517Z
answering member
4517
label Biography information for Lucy Frazer more like this
tabling member
207
label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable more like this