Prison law

Revised Prison Adjudication System

The recent European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) judgement in the case of Ezeh & Connors v. the United Kingdom has led to changes to the arrangements for prison disciplinary hearings where the potential penalty is the award of additional days in custody as a punishment for breaches of prison rules. In response to this judgement, the Prison Service is introducing changes to the system.

We have sent a letter (dated 23 September 2002) to all criminal contractors to inform them of these changes and of the implications for CDS funding in such matters. That letter can be found in the 'Related Documents' section of this page.

Last updated: 08 February 2006