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Proceeding contribution from Lord Mayhew of Twysden (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 19 June 2007. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Prisons: Population.


Prisons: Population

My Lords, just now the noble and learned Lord took credit for the Government insisting on the terms of sentences being fulfilled. Is that not the exact opposite of what the Statement will achieve? On an ancillary aspect, surely the policy of executive release, which is what this is, is achieved only by an order of the Executive overriding an order of the judiciary. How is that compatible with the rule of law?


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
693 c104 
Session
2006-07
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Bail Construction Parole Prisoners Prisons Police custody Population Reviews Approved premises
Link
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