Secretary of State for Justice to review the proposed release of John Warboys.

John Worboys, known as the 'black cab rapist', was jailed for raping and sexually assaulting 12 passengers in 2009.
He was accused of carrying out sexual assaults on more than a hundred women after spiking their drinks.

Decisions about releasing prisoners into the community are taken by the Parole Board, which is independent. The Government and Parliament can't change the Parole Board's decision.

You can find out more about the Parole Board, and read its statement about this decision, here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/parole-board-chair-statement-in-relation-to-the-release-decision-of-john-worboys

The Secretary of State for Justice made a statement to the House of Commons about this subject, and answered questions from MPs, on Tuesday 12 January. you can read a transcript here:

https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2018-01-09/debates/26D73D70-E207-43B2-8569-3F540BC902A9/ParoleBoardAndVictimSupport

The Chair of the Justice Committee, the group of MPs that looks at the work of the Ministry of Justice, has said that he is going to recommend that the Committee asks the Chair of the Parole Board to give evidence about what has happened.

You can find out more here:

http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/justice-committee/news-parliament-2017/worboys-release-chairs-statement-17-19/