§ Mr. MullinTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the cases he has referred to the Court of Appeal under section 17 of the Criminal Appeal Act 1968 since 1982 and the outcome in each case.
§ Mr. John PattenSince 1982 to 31 December 1991 the following cases have been referred to the Court of Appeal under Section 17(1)(a) of the Criminal Appeal Act 1968 with the result as indicated.
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In respect of conviction: Year and name Result 1982 Saltman, Bernard Brian Allowed Tarrant, Edward Charles Allowed Wakefield, Ian Ferguson Allowed Neal, John Stephen Woods, Bernard John Cousins, Alverstone Edmond Allowed Todd, Percival George 1983 Bhaskar, Vinod Kumar Allowed Russell, Mervyn John Scott Allowed Abrol, Kewal Krishan Allowed 1984 McDonagh, Michael Dismissed McDonagh, Patrick Harrison, Melvyn Dismissed Copeland, William Ian Dismissed Mycock, Geoffrey Allowed Gilfellan, Ian Charles Allowed Hartley, Hugo Dismissed Act 1971. Those regulations will generally apply to every place in which one or more persons work and come into force on 1 January 1993. There will, however, be an extensive public consultation exercise before they are made.