Burnham Seeks to Amend Early Release Scheme Amid PC Harper Killer Concerns
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Burnham Seeks to Amend Early Release Scheme Amid PC Harper Killer Concerns

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Andy Burnham is seeking to amend the early release scheme for prisoners, expressing increasing confidence he can adapt it to exclude the killers of PC Andrew Harper and other serious offenders. The Prime Minister stated he has asked the Justice Secretary to push through measures to increase prison capacity as part of this effort.

Burnham indicated he shares public concern regarding the potential early release of dangerous criminals and believes “more can be done” in relation to both foreign national offenders and the Harper case. He affirmed he has “not accepted” that blocking their release is impossible, declaring he will “not give up” on reforming the scheme. Burnham stated he is “confident that more can be done.”

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