Following the judgment in the Corish case, the operation of these broad exclusions for categories was discontinued and each case is now considered and decided on its individual circumstances, having regard to the safety of the public which is of the utmost importance. This new practice will continue and, in the context of circumstances in which the provision of extra prison places in recent years has largely addressed the problem of overcrowding and allows for the operation of a controlled and structured temporary release regime, I emphasise emphatically that it is not the intention in this Bill to reinstate powers to exclude categories of offenders from temporary release. Notwithstanding this, following the Corish case, action must still be taken to ensure that the criteria governing the operation of the temporary release system be set out more clearly.