SECRETARIAT GENERAL

SECRETARIAT OF THE COMMITTEE OF MINISTERS SECRETARIAT DU COMITE DES MINISTRES

Contact: Clare Ovey Tel: 03 88 41 36 45

Date: 26/11/2015 DH-DD(2015)1280

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Meeting: 1243 meeting (8-10 December 2015) (DH)

Item reference: Communication from the authorities (26/11/2015) concerning the Hirst No. 2 and Greens & MT cases against the United Kingdom (Applications No. 74025/01 and 60041/08)

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Réunion : 1243 réunion (8-10 décembre 2015) (DH)

Référence du point : Communication des autorités (26/11/2015) concernant le groupe d’affaires Hirst n° 2 et Greens & MT contre le Royaume-Uni (requêtes n° 74025/01 et 60041/08) (anglais uniquement).

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2 6 1~ 0V . 2015 United Kingdom SERVICE DE L'EXECUTION 18 rue Gottfried DES ARRETS DE LA CEDH 67000 Strasbourg Oelegation to the France Council of Europe Tel: +33 (0) 3 88 35 OO 78 Fax: +33 (0) 3 88 36 74 39 FROM THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE www.fco.gov.uk

Mr Philippe Boillat Director General Directorate General of Human Rights and the Rule of Law (bye-mail)

26 November 2015 ~~ ~~~, SUBJECT: HIRST No 2 and GREENS & MT (PRISONER VOTING RIGHTS)

Following our meeting on 20 November at which we discussed next steps in the above group of cases, 1can confirm that the UK Government's Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Ministry of Justice (and Minister for Human Rights), Dominic Raab MP, is planning to visit Strasbourg to begin a process of dialogue on the issue raised by this group, as committed to in his statement to the Committee of Ministers at their 1236th meeting in September 2015.

The UK Government commits to keeping the Committee regularly updated as to the progress of this dialogue.

We remain at your disposai should you, or any member of the Committee, have any further questions about this.

1would be content for you to follow the normal procedure in relation to the circulation of this letter.

1 am copying this letter to Genevieve Mayer and Zoe Bryanston-Cross in the Department for the Execution of Judgments.