Dominic Raab is pushing for more powers to block dangerous criminals getting out of jail, and stop serious offenders like serial killer Levi Bellfield from getting married behind bars
Justice Secretary Dominic Raab told MPs that keeping the general public safe will be the "exclusive focus" of the bill, set to be introduced on Wednesday.
Mr Raab acknowledged that the Parole Board did not like the changes but he said that he wanted to take the process in "a different direction" with the emphasis on public safety. It comes after high-profile parole decisions on double child-killer Colin Pitchfork, who was recalled to prison within months of being released, and black cab rapist John Worboys, which the MoJ said have "shaken public confidence in the system".
"We're doing this as a safeguarding issue but also as a public confidence in the justice system issue."
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