This could be examined further but the other criteria are common sense. Obviously one has to consider whether a person will commit another offence, whether he or she will fail to comply with any of the conditions and whether temporary release will accelerate the person's reintegration into society. In general the principle behind the Bill is good and this is a welcome step forward. However, while no specific crimes are excluded other than those covered by the 1990 Act, those committing crimes such as serious drug offences, serious assault resulting in bodily injury, robbery with firearms and terrorist offences should serve their sentences full stop and should not be considered for temporary release. That is not to say that other mechanisms could not used to try to rehabilitate those offenders, but the message should be given that prison is not a place one will get out of quickly if one behaves oneself, regardless of the offence committed. Those who commit particularly serious crimes should serve serious sentences which will not be reduced for any reason. There may be temporary releases on humanitarian grounds – I would not exclude that – but those are the only grounds on which I would consider releases in that context.