[2023] UKUT 237 (AAC)

On 19 November 1986 the Appellant was convicted of manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility and sentenced to life imprisonment. The circumstances of the Index Offence are very troubling indeed.

While in prison, the Appellant was assessed to be suffering from mental disorder and was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. On 23 July 2006 the Secretary of State issued a warrant under sections 47 and 49 of the 1983 Act (i.e. a transfer direction with a restriction direction) restricting the Appellant’s discharge without limit of time.

The Appellant was transferred from prison to hospital. At the time of the hearing before the First-tier Tribunal, he was detained at Kneesworth House Hospital.

He made an application for his section to be reviewed and, on 25 February 2022, the First-tier Tribunal held a remote video hearing of his application.