Neutral Citation Number: [2016] EWCA Crim 1521
Case No. 201601570 A2
IN THE COURT OF APPEAL
CRIMINAL  DIVISION

Royal Courts of Justice
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL

Date: Tuesday  20th  September  2016

B e f o r e:
LORD  JUSTICE  BURNETT

MRS  JUSTICE  SIMLER  DBE

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MR  JUSTICE  WILLIAM  DAVIS
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R E G I N A
 
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CHARLES  WILLIAM  NIGEL  BEADELL
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J U D G M E N T (Approved)

LORD JUSTICE BURNETT:  
1.  On 16th July 2014 in the Crown Court at Chester the applicant was convicted of murder.  He was sentenced to life imprisonment, with a minimum term of 27 years.  His application for leave to appeal against sentence has been referred to the full court by the Registrar simply for the purpose of correcting a technical matter.  We grant leave and grant the necessary extension of time.

2.  Although it is clear from the judge's sentencing remarks that he intended to give the appellant credit for 261 days spent in custody on remand, the eventual order made did not reflect that clear intention.  Such time is not automatically deducted, pursuant to section 240ZA of the Criminal Justice Act 2003, as with ordinary custodial sentences.  

3.  In those circumstances we allow the appeal, quash the minimum term of 27 years and substitute a minimum term of 27 years, less 261 days.