#ukcriminaljustice

· 2mo ago

PM asks justice secretary to find way to exclude PC Harper’s killers from early release scheme https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/aug/11/andy-burnham-justice-secretary-early-release-scheme-pc-andrew-harper-killers #UkCriminalJustice #AndyBurnham #Politics #Law #PrisonsAndProbation #AngelaRayner #AlexNorris #Society #Labour #UkNews

Burnham ‘increasingly confident’ PC Harper’s killers will not get early release

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Burnham ‘increasingly confident’ PC Harper’s killers will not get early release

Prime minister says he has asked justice secretary to accelerate measures to increase the number of prison places

World news | The Guardian @theguardian_world_news@halo.nu

· 2mo ago

About 1,000 fewer prisoners to get early release as Burnham tightens rules https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/aug/04/fewer-prisoners-early-release-burnham-tightens-rules #PrisonsAndProbation #AndyBurnham #UkCriminalJustice #AlexNorris #Politics #UkNews #Society

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About 1,000 fewer prisoners to get early release as Burnham tightens rules

Justice secretary says he could not have gone further without causing system to ‘break’ but acknowledges impact on grieving relatives such as those of PC Andrew Harper

World news | The Guardian @theguardian_world_news@halo.nu

· 3mo ago

Burnham’s review of prison early release scheme is causing chaos, says union https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jul/23/burnham-review-of-prison-early-release-causing-chaos-union #PrisonsAndProbation #UkNews #Politics #AndyBurnham #UkCriminalJustice #Law

Prisoner early release scheme paused by Andy Burnham may still go ahead

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Prisoner early release scheme paused by Andy Burnham may still go ahead

Probation union and crime victims had raised doubts over plan to free 6,000 offenders across England and Wales

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