Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he or his Department has made recommendations in respect of license conditions to be imposed on John Worboys upon his release; and if he will make a statement.

The Secretary of State asked the National Probation Service (NPS) and the Police through the Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements for assurances that the views of victims were being taken into account and that robust licensing conditions would be sought to manage Worboys’ risk.

Officials subsequently, on 2 February, put forward a request for variation of licence conditions in the case of Worboys to the Parole Board. This comprised requests for variations to licence conditions put forward by the National Probation Service and included all representations made by victims of the offences of which Worboys was convicted.