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   This is an application by the Secretary of State for Justice ('the Applicant') for reconsideration of a decision of a panel of the Parole Board directing the release on licence of Iqbal ('the Respondent') that decision following a hearing on 16 December 2025.
   Rule 28(1) of the Parole Board Rules 2019 (as amended by the Parole Board (Amendment) Rules 2025) (the Parole Board Rules) provides that applications for reconsideration may be made in eligible cases (as set out in rule 28(2)) either on the basis (a) that the decision contains an error of law, (b) that it is irrational and/or (c) that it is procedurally unfair. This is an eligible case, and the application was made in time.
   I have considered the application on the papers. They are considerable in volume and include:
a)    The application for reconsideration and submissions as well as several sets of supplemental submissions from the parties' representatives produced between 26 June 2024 and 23 December 2025 .
b)    The dossier itself which consists of 1,171 pages which includes a detailed summary of the evidence given in respect of alleged breaches of licence conditions; a schedule of agreed facts; five experts reports and a schedule of the evidence given by the expert witnesses.
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