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Type
House
Session
Year
Department
Member
Primary member
Answering member
Legislative stage
Legislation
Subject
Publisher
Deposited by
Home Office; Parole Board
Type
Deposited papers
Author
Home Office; Parole Board
Committed on
9 October 2001
Originated on
24 March 2000
Received on
9 October 2001
Subjects
Homicide; Parole; Prisoners; Prisoners' release; Snelling, Christopher
Lords Library location
HDEP 2001/294
Date
9 October 2001
Reference
HDEP 2001/294
House
House of Lords
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what grounds he authorised the early release of Christopher Snelling, the murderer of Police Sergeant Robertson; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what grounds he authorised the early release of Christopher Snelling, the murderer of Police Sergeant Robertson; and if he will make a statement.
Asked by
Nick Hawkins
(Conservative)
Answered by
Lord Boateng
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
21 February 2000
For answer on
6 March 2000
Answered on
6 March 2000
Mr. Hawkins: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department on what grounds he authorised the early release of Christopher
Snelling, the murderer of Police Sergeant Robertson; and if he will make a statement. [111786]
Mr. Boateng: Christopher Snelling was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment for conspiracy to rob and the manslaughter of Police
Sergeant Robertson. No decision as to his release has yet been taken.
His application for release on parole is currently being considered by the Parole Board, pursuant to the authority delegated to it
under the Parole Board (Transfer of Functions) Order 1998. I have asked the Chairman of the Parole Board to write to the hon. Member
directly once the Board has concluded its deliberations, setting out its decision.
When considering a case such as Mr. Snelling's, the Parole Board takes into account Directions as to the release of determinate
sentence prisoners given by the Secretary of State, under section 32(6) of the Criminal Justice Act 1991. These focus primarily on
the risk to the public of a further offence being committed at a time when the offender would otherwise be in prison. This is
balanced against the benefit, both to the public and the offender, of early release back into the community under a degree of
supervision which might help rehabilitation and so lessen the risk of reoffending in the future.
Subjects
Homicide; Parole; Prisoners; Prisoners' release; Snelling, Christopher
Date
6 March 2000
Reference
345 c539W; 111786
House
House of Commons