Prisoners are released in accordance with the statutory provisions laid down by Parliament, either by the Secretary of State or by the independent Parole Board, depending on the type of sentence the courts have imposed. Determinate sentences \u2013 that is, those of a fixed length \u2013 have an automatic release date at which point the Secretary of State has a statutory duty to release the prisoner. In some cases, there is a discretion for the Secretary of State to release before the automatic release date, for example, under the Home Detention Curfew (HDC) scheme, where the decision to release (on a tag) is taken on behalf of the Secretary of State by prison governors.<\/p>
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Indeterminate sentences \u2013 that is, life imprisonment or Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) \u2013 have a minimum period (the tariff) imposed by the court that the offender must spend in custody, after which the decision on whether to release can only be taken by the Parole Board. Some forms of determinate sentence also have a period of discretionary release by the Board, for example, extended sentences for serious sexual or violent offenders where release before the end point is for the Board to decide. For prisoners subject to Parole Board release, there is a statutory release test which requires the Board to be satisfied that detention is no longer necessary for the protection of the public.<\/p>
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Rule 7 of the Prison Rules 1999 governs categorisation. Prisoners are categorised by Her Majesty\u2019s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) in accordance with the Secretary of State\u2019s published policy. Decisions to categorise a prisoner as Category A are taken centrally by HMPPS while other categorisation decisions are taken at prison level. When assessing indeterminate sentence prisoners for open conditions, the advice of the Parole Board is sought, other than in exceptional circumstances.<\/p>
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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>
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I fully support the right of victims and others to take their own legal advice and to challenge the Parole Board\u2019s 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>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4517", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lucy Frazer"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "South East Cambridgeshire"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Lucy Frazer"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-02-08", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-02-08T17:48:51.517Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-02-05", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "John Worboys"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "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\u2019s decision to release John Worboys.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/207", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Vince Cable"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Twickenham"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Sir Vince Cable"} ], "uin" : "126448"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/837342", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/837342/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
Supplier <\/strong><\/p><\/td> Services<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Total Contract Value (5 years)<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Vodafone<\/p><\/td> Field officer scheduling<\/p><\/td> £3.9m<\/p><\/td><\/tr> G4S<\/p><\/td> EM IT Systems<\/p><\/td> £43.4m<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> In the Electronic Monitoring and Field Services Contract Capita have sub-contracted with one supplier;<\/p> Supplier <\/strong><\/p><\/td> Services<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Total Contract Value (3 years)<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Vodafone<\/p><\/td> Hosting infrastructure (data centres)<\/p><\/td> £7.9m<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> Capita must seek commercial approval from the MOJ to enter into any new sub-contract or make any amendments to their subcontracts. There are strict obligations on Capita to flow down the contractual terms with MoJ to their subcontractors.<\/p>"}
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