Overview

• Letby was moved directly into HMP Bronzefield’s unit four for enhanced prisoners and granted privileges including £33 of weekly canteen credit, twice the standard visit allowance and a cleaning job.
• Prison sources say the elevated status reflects safety concerns after threats from fellow inmates who could target her over her convictions.
• Letby, serving 15 whole-life orders for the 2015–2016 murders and attempted murders of newborns, continues to assert her innocence and challenge the trial evidence.
• Former health secretary Jeremy Hunt and other public figures have urged the Criminal Cases Review Commission to re-examine paediatric expert analysis that questioned the original convictions.
• An independent inquiry led by Lady Justice Thirlwall into hospital practices and the handling of Letby’s case remains scheduled to publish its findings in early 2026.