Mps and Frontline Prison Officers, Rapists, Child Sexual Abusers and Groomers Will Be Excluded From the Scheme for England

Following pressure from victims, MPs and frontline prison officers, rapists, child sexual abusers and groomers will be excluded from the scheme for England and Wales, the government said on Monday. “It feels like we’re letting Andrew down again. We’ve been through the justice system, we thought we’d done as best as we could.

Now we’re standing up to fight again … so I just feel really let down, for Andrew’s sake as well as ours, she said. Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Tuesday he would delay the planned early release of thousands of prisoners across England and Wales by a month until October. It follows the suspension of Keir Starmer’s plans to release up to 6,000 offenders from prison early in September amid official predictions that prisons will be full in November.

Burnham suspended the scheme in his second week as PM after coming under intense pressure from MPs, victims, campaigners and frontline prison officers to halt the early release of serious sexual and violent offenders. I asked for an urgent review of the prisoner release scheme. I fully understand the anger, anxiety and distress that’s been caused.

I’ve heard that loud and clear. That’s why we’re making significant changes: offenders who have been sentenced for rape, serious child sex offences and other grooming offences will be excluded from the changes, he said. The domestic abuse commissioner, Dame Nicole Jacobs, said the decision to exclude those who have abused their partners was wrong” and puts victims’ lives at risk.