Overview
- The review is expected to take place within the next month.
- Denise Fergus will attend and hear Venables speak for the first time in more than 30 years, with his face obscured to protect his identity.
- Her spokeswoman said the decision has reopened "unimaginable trauma" and left her facing renewed uncertainty and distress.
- Venables was jailed in 2018 for possessing child‑abuse images and a "paedophile manual" and has been recalled to prison twice before.
- A 2023 panel, convened after he skipped a private appeal hearing, concluded he remained a danger to children and that release was not safe at that time.