Overview
- The independent panel directed release on licence after concluding imprisonment is no longer necessary for public protection.
- Justice Secretary David Lammy’s requests for reconsideration and for the decision to be set aside were refused.
- Wilson, in open conditions since November 2023, was disciplined for a workplace theft, which the board said did not increase his risk.
- Andy McDonald, MP for Middlesbrough and Thornaby East, voiced “extreme concern” and is examining any remaining options to block the release.
- Wilson, 61, murdered consultant David Birkett in 1990 and was given life in 1991 with a judge saying he should die in prison.