Rejected petition Explain how John Worboys is no longer a risk to the woman of the general public

It is thought John Worboys assaulted over 100 woman, yet the parole board deem him no longer a risk and see fit to release him after serving only 8 years. The public need to be made aware of the reasoning behind this shocking decision by the parole board

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

Decisions about releasing prisoners into the community are taken by the Parole Board, which is independent.

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 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/

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Date submitted 5 January 2018
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