It comes almost a month after Tracey Connelly – Peter’s mother and Barker’s girlfriend at the time of his death – was recalled to prison two years after being freed, having breached her licence conditions for a second time.
She was also convicted for her role in her son’s death alongside Barker’s brother Jason Owen.
This was Barker’s fifth review since the end of his minimum term, meaning he has already spent an extra seven years behind bars.
The panel reviewing his case found that at the time of his crimes, Barker was taking drugs, “struggling with his relationships” and was “preoccupied with sex, believing that he could have sex as and when he wanted to”.
Barker will be able to seek parole again in about two years’ time.
