a)

The requesting state (in this case the UK) is a party to the ECHR and gives effect to the Convention in its domestic law pursuant the Human Rights Act, 1998;

b)

The application of the measures in question to prisoners already serving a sentence imposed by a court, has been held by the courts of the United Kingdom (including the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom) to be compatible with the Convention;

c)

It remains open to any person including the individual if surrendered, to make a complaint to the European Court of Human Rights;

d)

There is no basis for considering that any decision of the European Court of Human Rights would not be implemented by the requesting state;

e)

Accordingly, the Court is satisfied that it has not been established that surrender involves a real risk of a violation of Art. 7 of the Convention or the Constitution ;

f)

It is not suggested that surrender is precluded by Art. 19 of the Charter;

g)

Article 49 of the Charter does not apply to the trial or sentencing process;

h)

It has not been submitted that there is any reason to believe there is any appreciable difference in the application of Art. 7 of the Convention and Art. 49 of the Charter;