What changed in this update
Andy Burnham is confident a solution can be found to exclude two of PC Harper's killers from an early release scheme, the BBC understands.
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
Guardian
PM asks justice secretary to find way to exclude PC Harper’s killers from early release scheme
BBC News – UK BBC
PM asks justice secretary to find way to keep PC Harper's killers in jail
Andy Burnham is confident a solution can be found to exclude two of PC Harper's killers from an early release scheme, the BBC understands.
