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A Parliamentary Secretary in the Cabinet Office is reviewing the early release scheme for UK jails.
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Updated Aug 4
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What happened
A Parliamentary Secretary in the Cabinet Office is reviewing the early release scheme for UK jails.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- Andy Burnham led an urgent review of prisoner release schemes.Sub-event
Review of early release scheme underway within the Cabinet Office.1 source
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The entities involved
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Andy Burnham
British politician (born 1970)
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Cabinet Office
Government department
Related events
- Andy Burnham appoints a Justice Secretary to review the sentencing scheme, with review findings scheduled for publication when Parliament returns.
- Prime Minister pushes government on serious offenders' sentences.
- Justice Secretary announces plans for a new 1,700-place prison and the PM defends the government's stance on early release.
- Andy Burnham's Labour plans face Tory opposition regarding a specific prison release scheme.
- The UK is implementing a sentencing act and introducing tough measures in England and Wales.
Coverage
Newest first; wire copies grouped- dailymail.com
- dailymail.comKemi demands Labour stop early release scheme
- lbc.co.uk
- readingchronicle.co.uk