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Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill

Some 40% of discretionary and mandatory lifers are post-tariff. They have to prove that it is safe to release them. Can the Secretary of State please explain what the difference is in substance between someone on a life sentence who has to satisfy the Parole Board that it is safe to release them and someone on an IPP?
Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
534 c791 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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