5. In Article 7 (power to release life prisoners on compassionate grounds)—
(a)in paragraph (1)—
(i)for “Secretary of State” substitute “Department of Justice”;
(ii)for “he” substitute “the Department of Justice”;
(b)in paragraph (2) for “Secretary of State” substitute “Department of Justice”;
(c)after paragraph (2) insert—
“(3) The Secretary of State may notify the Department of Justice that a life prisoner is not to be released under this Article without the Secretary of State’s agreement; and, if the Secretary of State gives such a notification in relation to a prisoner, the Department of Justice may not release the prisoner under this Article without the Secretary of State’s agreement.
(4) But the Secretary of State may—
(a)give a notification, or
(b)refuse his agreement to a release,
only if his decision to do so is arrived at (wholly or partly) on the basis of protected information.”