Schedule 22 (which relates to the effect in transitional cases of mandatory life sentences) shall have effect.
Cases considering section 276 18
Hull v R.
Section 276 gives effect to Schedule 22 transitional provisions. The court considered that section 3(4) of the 1984 Act supported their application in an appropriate transferred-prisoner case (see paras [21]; [40]; [53]).
Butterworth, Re Review of Minimum Term
The court treated the application as a statutory review of the notified minimum term under section 276, read with Schedule 22. (see paras [2]; [18])
Belnavis, Re Setting of Minimum Terms In Relation To
The court applied the referral mechanism requiring determination of the minimum term for a mandatory life sentence where no tariff had been notified under the former regime. (see paras [3], [13])
- R (on the application of Hammond) (FC) (Respondent) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Appellant) (Criminal Appeal from Her Majesty's High Court of Justice)
- Bell v R.
- Caines, R v
- L, R v
- O'Brien, R v
- Coutts, R v
- Secretary of State v Smith
- Winnett, Re Review of Minimum Term
- Steele, Re Review of Minimum Term
- Manning, Re Review of Minimum Term
- Kular, Re Review of Minimum Term
- Hopkins, Re Review of Minimum Term
- McIver, Re minimum term
- X, R v
- Haq, R v
What each judgment says about section 276 is in the case-law panel in the full Act.
620.This section introduces Schedule 22 dealing with existing life sentence prisoners. This Schedule is explained below.