Overview
- The Parole Board said it has received a set-aside application from Justice Secretary David Lammy and will consider it as soon as possible.
- Wilson’s planned release is on hold until the board decides whether to set aside the earlier ruling.
- If the application succeeds, the case will return for a prioritized parole review; if it fails, the board will publish written reasons.
- The board’s October 2025 decision found Wilson had made good progress in open conditions after his November 2023 transfer and that continued imprisonment was no longer necessary for public protection.
- Wilson, convicted of the 1990 hammer murder of Dr David Birkett, has a record of extreme violence including an escape attempt and an attack on a prison officer.