A Message from Aileen O’Connor Branch Chair | Thames Valley Police Federation

20 August 2026

A Message from Aileen O’Connor Branch Chair | Thames Valley Police Federation

 

Thames Valley Police Federation is still working hard to try to stop the early release from jail of PC Andrew Harper's killers.

We have surpassed a million signatures on our public petition, which is a phenomenal achievement.

The incredible public support has led to the Government considering a law change to keep PC Harper's killers in prison, but nothing is guaranteed yet.

We are asking as many people as possible to write to their local MP so we can collectively put pressure on the Government to change the law to stop these individuals leaving prison early. It will only take a couple of minutes, but it can have a real impact.

You can find your MP here by inputting your postcode here members.parliament.uk/FindYourMP

You will then see a clickable link email your MP directly. There is a template letter below that you can copy and paste.

On behalf of Thames Valley Police Federation and Andrew’s friends and colleagues, thank you for your continued support.

 

Template Letter :

Dear [MP NAME],

I am writing as your constituent to ask you to support the campaign to prevent the early release of PC Andrew Harper’s killers. I am deeply concerned that changes to early release under the Government’s new Sentencing Act could mean that two of the men responsible for PC Harper’s death are released from prison before they have served their full sentence.

Police officers put themselves in harm’s way every single day to keep the rest of us safe.

They run towards danger when others run away, knowing that there is always a possibility they may not make it home to their families.

Allowing those responsible for killing an officer in the line of duty to benefit from early release would send a terrible message to police officers across the country about how we value their service and sacrifice.

I believe that PC Harper’s family and colleagues deserve better. I am therefore asking you, as my MP, to urge the Prime Minister and the Justice Secretary to make urgent changes to the Early Release Scheme, so that PC Andrew Harper’s killers remain behind bars for the duration of their original sentence.

I look forward to hearing from you.

[NAME]

[POSTCODE]