Criminal Justice Act 2003 · 2003 c. 44View on legislation.gov.uk
Part 12: Sentencing — Chapter 6: Release, licences, supervision and recall
The Secretary of State may at any time release a fixed-term prisoner on licence if he is satisfied that exceptional circumstances exist which justify the prisoner's release on compassionate grounds.
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