@ Lee, there is something about that on this page at Nominet:
Planned Changes
The heading titled,
09/12/2008 (Completed) WHOIS status - no longer required, says:
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Domain names marked as renew-not-required will now show a registration status of "No longer required" on their WHOIS output. This change reflects the fact that a domain name marked as renew not required will still follow the usual period of suspension prior to cancellation. A full list of WHOIS status outputs is available.
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