Victims 'desperate' for details on early prison release scheme, commissioner says

The Victims' Commissioner for England and Wales says victims are desperate for more detail on how the early release scheme will affect them.

'He’s going to kill me': Domestic abuse victims warn Early Release Scheme will put lives at risk  lbc.co.uk

Prison spaces could run out by May after Andy Burnham alters release scheme  thetimes.com

Andy Burnham said anyone convicted of unlawful killing or allowing the death of a child would be excluded from the early prison release scheme, news welcomed by grieving families

Domestic abuse survivor 'petrified' by early prisoner release scheme  itv.com

A tragedy in Spain has highlighted a little-known danger that experts warn can turn a luxury hot tub into a death trap.

Early release scheme: Freed prisoners returning back to jail at alarming rates  GB News

Burnham initially resisted calls to limit the scheme further

Critics say the move, which will keep PC Harper’s killers in jail, leaves number of prison spaces ‘too close to the bone’ PC Andrew Harper’s killers will remain behind bars after a critical intervention by Andy Burnham, but the move has led to warnings that overcrowded prisons will be left “one major event away from di

Anyone convicted of unlawful killing - including manslaughter - won't now be eligible for early release from jail, under changes outlined by the Prime Minister.

PC Andrew Harper's mother, Debbie Adlam, has spoken out on Sunday's BBC Breakfast

50 chief constables across the UK urged the Government to reconsider the early release scheme

Criminals responsible for the deaths of Archie York and Maya Chappell will be excluded from plans to shorten some prison sentences, following a Chronicle campaign to keep child killers behind bars

Ryan Prosser | Freelance News Reporter Published August 30, 2026 8:13am Updated August 30, 2026 8:14am Andy Burnham has confirmed PC Harper’s killers won’t be eligible for the early release scheme (Picture: Getty Images/AP) PC Andrew Harper’s killers will remain in prison thanks to changes to Labour’s early release sch

PC ANDREW Harper's killers will remain behind bars after Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced changes to the early release scheme. The PM said anyone convicted of unlawful killing - like Albert Bowers and Jessie Cole - would be exempt and would stay in prison. Albert Bowers and Jessie Cole were jailed for 13 years for

Prime Minister Andy Burnham said anyone convicted of unlawful killing would be excluded from the early release scheme.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham said anyone convicted of unlawful killing would be excluded from the early release scheme.