Parole Board recommends release of Baby P’s mother from jail

Connelly was jailed indefinitely with a minimum of five years in May 2009 for causing or allowing her son Peter’s death.

The Parole Board has recommended her release from prison following a second review of her case.

A statement from the Parole Board said: “We can confirm that a three-member panel of the board has directed the release of Tracey Connelly.

“The decision to release is a matter for the board, which is independent – arrangements and the date of the release are a matter for the Secretary of State.”

Baby P died in August 2007 with more than 50 injuries, despite being on the at-risk register and receiving 60 visits from social workers, police and health professionals over eight months.

His mother is understood to be currently detained at Low Newton jail near Durham. She was given a so-called imprisonment for public protection sentence, which carries a minimum term.

She will remain on licence for the rest of her life and if she breaches any of the conditions, it is likely she will be recalled to custody.

Her son died at his home in Tottenham, north London, a day after police told Connelly she would not be prosecuted over abuse of the 17-month-old.

Connelly was jailed with her boyfriend Steven Barker and his brother Jason Owen, who were convicted at trial of the same offence.

Barker was jailed for life with a minimum of 10 years for raping a two-year-old girl and given a 12-year term to run concurrently for his “major role” in Peter’s death.

Owen was jailed indefinitely with a minimum three-year term but later won an appeal to lower it to a fixed six-year term. He was freed in August 2011 but was then recalled to prison again in April this year.