In 2026, the Offender Database reported that Jack Renshaw, then 30, of Skelmersdale, Lancashire, remains incarcerated at HM Prison Wakefield. Originally sentenced to 16 months for child sex offences in 2018, Renshaw’s criminal history concluded with a life sentence at the Old Bailey in May 2019 for a terror plot to murder a Member of Parliament and a police officer.
The investigation established that Renshaw, a prominent figure in the banned neo-Nazi group National Action, groomed two boys aged 13 and 14 online. Using fake Facebook profiles, he boasted of wealth and offered one child £300 to spend the night with him. Forensic specialists retrieved “abhorrent” evidence from his phones despite his attempts to delete the history and his “serious” claims that the anti-fascist group Hope Not Hate had maliciously hacked his devices.
Judicial Findings and Terror Plot
The court reported that Renshaw was a “dangerous offender” who intended to “damage an entire system of democracy.” While he was being investigated for the child sex offences by Detective Constable Victoria Henderson, Renshaw plotted to murder her and West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper with a 19-inch “gladius” knife. The judge emphasised that he planned to commit “suicide by cop” by wearing a fake suicide vest after carrying out the “vicious” attacks.
Mrs Justice McGowan emphasised that only a life sentence could meet the “appalling seriousness” of his offending. The plot was scuppered by a whistleblower, Robbie Mullen, who reported Renshaw’s plans to Hope Not Hate. The prosecution noted that Renshaw was also serving a three-year sentence for stirring up racial hatred after calling for the “eradication” of Jewish people. For his crimes in Lancashire and London, the court determined that he represents a continuing and “critical” threat to minority groups.
Sentence and Statutory Requirements
For his crimes in Skelmersdale and Blackpool, Jack Renshaw was handed:
- Custodial Sentence: Life imprisonment.
- Minimum Term: Ordered to serve at least 20 years before parole eligibility.
- Terrorism Notification: Subject to notification requirements for 30 years.
- Sex Offenders Register: Notification requirements were imposed for 10 years (following the 2018 conviction).
- Convictions: Preparing acts of terrorism, making threats to kill, inciting children to sexual activity, and stirring up racial hatred.
Monitoring and Public Protection
Renshaw is managed under Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) while in the high-security estate. His history of “persistent” grooming and “violent” extremist rhetoric means his status remains under “stringent” scrutiny by the Counter Terrorism Division.
As a prisoner in the “Monster Mansion” of Wakefield, Renshaw will remain subject to lifelong supervision if he is ever released. Authorities state that his “predatory” nature and “abhorrent” worldview require “critical” oversight. Any future parole hearing will continue to factor in the “deeply damaging” impact on his victims and the “serious” risk he poses to the democratic process.
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