https://flipnews.co.uk/topics/england-wales/ The latest Flip News stories on england-wales. en-GB Thu, 01 Oct 2026 11:35:03 GMT https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/prisoners-released-early-sentencing-act-takes-effect/ https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/prisoners-released-early-sentencing-act-takes-effect/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 08:55:00 GMT Around 700 offenders leave jails in England and Wales on 1 October as the Sentencing Act 2026 takes effect, in the first wave of the government's expanded early-release scheme. Sarah Whitfield prisoners-early-release sentencing-act england-wales ministry-of-justice alex-norris uk-news PA Media