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Ex-BBC Presenter Alex Belfield Recalled to Prison for Breaching Licence

The recall underscores probation’s power to return offenders to custody for licence breaches.

Overview

  • The Prison and Probation Service, which confirmed the recall Thursday, did not say which licence rule Belfield broke.
  • Belfield was sentenced in September 2022 to five years and 26 weeks for stalking offences that caused alarm and distress.
  • He was released from HMP Fosse Way in June 2025 to serve the rest of his term on licence under restraining orders that ban contact with victims.
  • After release his online activity faced limits, with a blocked UK tour, claims he could not post on social media, and a YouTube channel that still lists 345,000 subscribers.
  • A separate High Court case brought by theatre blogger Philip Dehany is due April 29 and could seek up to £45,000 in damages over an alleged harassment campaign.