Campbell v Parole Board for Scotland

April 27, 2009 | No Comments

 

A judicial review of a decision of the Parole Board for Scotland to withdrew its recommendation to grant a prisoner parole after his security status was downgraded following receipt of an intelligence report and police information that he had breached his licence conditions on several occasions when on home release, the Lord Ordinary Lord Turnbull confirmed that Article 5(4) of the European Convention on Human Rights has no application to a prisoner who is serving a fixed term sentence and has not been released on licence.

 

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Art. 05 Right to Liberty and Security, Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure

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