Parole: who should decide?

Dominic Raab says he wants “ministerial check” after Baby P challenge fails

The justice secretary has said there should be a “ministerial check” on Parole Board decisions to release the most serious offenders from prison.

Unless Dominic Raab has changed his plans since he outlined them in March, this is not quite as dramatic as it sounds. But it is still very worrying — as I explained in my analysis of his proposals just over a …