Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 38526

Prisoners' Release

Tabled: 14 March 2025
Answered: 19 March 2025
Named Day

Question

David Taylor

LabourHemel Hempstead

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will hold discussions with the Parole Board on the potential impact of the release of James Hurley on PC Frank Mason's family.

Answer

Sir Nicholas Dakin
James Hurley is rightly serving a life sentence for the murder of PC Frank Mason. The Court set his minimum term for the purposes of retribution and deterrence at 20 years. The minimum term expired on 8 January 2022, and from that date he became eligible ...

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