Item 10.10
Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons,
1983
The
Convention
on
the Transfer Of Sentenced
Persons
(the
Convention)
was
concluded in Strasbourg on
21 March 1983
(text at Annex A).
The United Kingdom
ratified the Convention on 30 April 1985 and it came into
force for the UK on 1 August 1985 (see Annex B).
2.
On 5 August 1987 the British side consulted the
the application of the Convention to Hong
Chinese side on
Kong after 1997 in
for consultation on
British side
accordance with the agreed guidelines
new rights and obligations.
explained
that
The
the transfer of sentenced
persons would be helpful to their social rehabilitation and
that
there
were
clear
humanitarian
grounds
for
international
co-operation in allowing
prisoners
to
complete
their sentences in their own society.
The British
side had
in
mind, for
improved example,
access
to
relatives, the removal of language barriers and familiarity
with local culture and customs.
3.
set out the
A copy of the British side's speaking note,
which
Convention's
main provisions, is at Annex C.
CONFIDANTE