Overview

• The Ministry of Justice confirmed that Steele, now in his 80s, was freed in May following a February Parole Board verdict that his detention was no longer necessary for the protection of the public.
• Steele was convicted in 1998 for the 1995 gangland execution of Tony Tucker, Pat Tate and Craig Rolfe, who were found shot dead in a Range Rover near Chelmsford, Essex.
• Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood’s challenge to the release was rejected by a judge in March, upholding the independent panel’s decision.
• Under lifetime licence conditions, Steele must reside at an approved address, wear an electronic tag, observe a curfew, surrender his passport and submit to intensive probation supervision.
• Questions over the safety of Steele’s conviction persist as the Criminal Cases Review Commission reexamines the evidence underpinning the original trial.