In the circumstances, the early release provisions contained in the Criminal Justice Act 2003 Sch.22 para.3 applied to a prisoner who was serving a life sentence for the murder and buggery of a 12-year-old boy as he had been imprisoned for 22 years and 10 months and that period adequately reflected the matters, set out in Sch.22 para.4, that had to be taken into account in determining whether the early release provisions applied.

[2005] EWHC 2421 (QB)