Burnham bars rapists and serious child sex offenders from early release scheme

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has banned rapists and serious child sex offenders from the early prison release scheme following an urgent review. The initiative is delayed until October to allow probation staff sufficient planning time. While the Prime Minister expressed a desire to extend these restrictions further, he noted that doing so would risk the total collapse of the prison system. This intervention follows a pause and review of the existing prisoner release framework.