What is a whole life order – and who is serving one?

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleSchool teacher Jamie Varley has been given a whole life prison order for the murder and sexual abuse of his adopted 13-month-old baby, Preston Davey.This is the third whole-life order issued this year, with Varley joining over 60 other criminals, including high-profile figures like Wayne Couzens, Levi Bellfield and Kyle Clifford.This means they will never be considered for release unless there are exceptional compassionate grounds to warrant it.Only four women have ever received a whole-life order in the UK: Lucy Letby, Myra Hindley, Rose West, and Joanna Dennehy. The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act, which became law in 2023, expanded the use of whole-life orders for the premeditated murder of a child and, in exceptional cases, for offenders aged 18 to 20. In fullWhole life orders: The prisoners who will die in jailThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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