Andy Burnham tells victims he wanted to 'go further' on prison release scheme

The Government has announced that rapists, child sex offenders and some grooming gang perpetrators will be exempt from the early release scheme, designed to tackle overcrowding in jails.

The family of PC Andrew Harper are among those who say they are devastated by killers getting out of jail early When Calvin Buckley, whose pregnant partner was killed by a dangerous driver in 2023, successfully secured a tougher sentence for the man who took her life, he felt some justice had been served. Now, under pl

Tim Edwards said he has received no response to a letter he sent to the Prime Minister last week

Some offenders will be barred from the scheme, but those guilty of manslaughter may be eligible, leaving PC Harper's family "devastated".

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The Press Association looks at the key questions following the changes

The Press Association looks at the key questions following the changes

Gemma Chappell has welcomed that rapists, serious child sex offenders and groomers will be excluded from prison sentence cuts; but said that

Andy Burnham has excluded rapists and serious child sex offenders from his early prisoner release scheme, but victims' groups and the opposition say the changes still don't go far enough

It comes after the new Prime Minister Andy Burnham paused the early prisoner release scheme and ordered an urgent review in a dramatic intervention earlier this month

Prime minister insists ‘Keeping the public safe is my top priority’ after campaigners raised concerns