Mr CS

Mr CS was convicted in September 1998 of rape and received a sentence of life imprisonment under the Children and Young Persons Act with a relevant period of 30 months.

The CCRC received an application for review of the sentence in February 2007.

Following review, the CCRC concluded that Mr CS met the medical criteria for a Section 37 hospital order at the time of trial and sentencing.

The CCRC obtained new expert medical reports indicating that Mr CS suffered from a mental disorder within the meaning of the Mental Health Act.

The CCRC considered that had the sentencing judge had the information now available, there was a real possibility that a hospital order would have been made at the time.

The CCRC referred the sentence in June 2009.

The Court of Appeal quashed the sentence of detention for life in February 2011 and substituted it for a hospital order with restriction.