Summary: Listen to the show here. For the final show in the series, Lyndon and Dan discuss the Baby P case and review the criminal justice announcements from the recent party conferences. The Baby P case - in the news this week because of the announcement that the mother, Tracey Connelly, has been recommended for release by the parole board. She was sentenced to 5 years’ IPP for allowing the death of 17 month old baby Peter in the most horrific of circumstances. When he died, he had 50 separate injuries including a broken spine. Lyndon and Dan explain the sentence, why they think it wasn’t too short, and why the parole board have had to consider her case now. They also briefly touch on the parole board test and discuss rehabilitation and release of prisoners more generally. Dan gives a good overview of the conference speeches of Tory Justice Minister and Lord Chancellor, the esteemed Chris Grayling, and of Shadow Justice Secretary Sadiq Khan. Lyndon and Dan discuss their policy announcements, the rhetoric and whether or not their speeches really showed any sort of promise in a practical sense. If you’d like to get in touch, as ever, get us on @uk_criminal_law or ukcrimeblog@gmail.com In the meantime, listen to Northpod law, which is back next week with Kirsten and Ben, and see how the seasoned professionals do it. Links Baby P blog post R v Tracey Connelly sentencing remarks Chris Grayling conference speech Sadiq Khan conference speech
