Dominic Raab will use the upcoming Victims Bill to push through radical parole reforms giving ministers the power to block the release of prisoners.
Under the changes, about 600 of the most serious offenders approved for release by the Parole Board each year will need their release to be personally signed off by justice ministers before they are freed from prison. Raab, the justice secretary, believes this will prevent the release of about two thirds of the prisoners approved for release by the Parole Board. The veto would have enabled Raab to block the board’s decision this week to release Russell Causley, a murderer who has never revealed where he hid his wife’s body.
Another change will require Parole Board panels deciding on the release
