What changed in this update
Andy Burnham tells BBC Breakfast anyone convicted of manslaughter will be excluded from the early release scheme in the Sentencing Act.
Event intelligence
PC Andrew Harper killers early release exclusion dispute
3 connected story threads
Current state
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has changed the early-release scheme in the Sentencing Act to exclude anyone convicted of manslaughter or unlawful killing, keeping PC Andrew Harper's killers in prison; reports on 31 August said the exclusion also covers child manslaughter and deaths from neglect, while critics warn overcrowded prisons are 'one major event away from disaster'.
Grounded in 4 reports across 2 sources
What changed
The early-release exclusion was broadened to include child manslaughter and deaths from neglect.
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Source coverage
Source reports
BBC News – UK BBC
PC Harper's killers to stay in jail as PM announces changes to early release scheme
Andy Burnham tells BBC Breakfast anyone convicted of manslaughter will be excluded from the early release scheme in the Sentencing Act.
BBC News – UK BBC
Families welcome changes to early release scheme
Guardian
Prisons ‘one major event from disaster’ after U-turn on early release scheme
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 disaster”. Announcing a U-turn on the early release scheme after weeks of intense pressure, Burnham…
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Guardian
PC Andrew Harper’s killers will remain in jail as PM makes changes to early release scheme
Andy Burnham says ‘hundreds’ of people will remain in prison as part of changes to scheme designed to ease overcrowding PC Andrew Harper’s killers will be excluded from the early release scheme after the prime minister said anyone convicted of unlawful killing would be exempt. Andy Burnham said “hundreds” of people will remain in prison as part of changes to the scheme designed to ease overcrowding in prisons. Conti…
