The 79-year-old killed his wife Carole Packman in Bournemouth in 1985, but he has never disclosed where her body is today.
Causley was deemed fit for release, according to the Parole Board.
Dominic Raab, the justice secretary, said he was considering whether to ask for the judgement to be reviewed.
The Parole Board reached its decision following the hearing that took place last month, during which Causley informed the judges that he had killed the victim under the guise of his ex-lover Patricia Causley.
Ms. Causley was never put on trial for the murder. Causley acknowledged that he was a “habitual liar” after being questioned.
Samantha Gillingham, a resident of Northamptonshire, described the parole application procedure as a “tick-box exercise” and expressed disappointment with the result.
“Of course he was going to get released,” she added.
“It is what it is and there’s nothing that I can do about it.”
After decades of trying to confront her father about the loss of her mother, she claimed she still hoped to meet him.
The Parole Board stated that it looked over 600 pages of documentation and took Causley’s offense’s circumstances and time served into account.
Before coming to the conclusion that he was “fit for release,” it also considered the progress he had made while he was in detention and the evidence provided at hearings.
In a formal statement, the Parole Board added that the panel had looked through expert assessments that had found a low risk of Causley committing new crimes and had been told by the witnesses that he would pose no danger to the public.
The panel “weighed its ideas against estimated risks” after looking over the discharge plan that his probation officer had submitted.
“This plan was solid enough to manage Mr. Causley in the community at this stage,” it said in its conclusion.
After the ruling, Dominic Raab, the secretary for justice, referred to Causley as a “calculated killer” who “callously prolonged the anguish of Carole Packman’s loved ones by refusing to identify the whereabouts of her body.”
I am carefully considering whether to request that the Parole Board rethink its choice.
Causley was previously freed from jail in 2020 after more than 23 years of incarceration, but he was sent back a year later for violating the terms of his licence.
On one occasion, he was not staying in the pre-approved place, and he ignored calls from his probation officer.
In the past, Mrs. Packman’s family expressed concern that Causley had utilised his release to pay a visit to her body, and they have since advocated for his continued detention.
The Parole Board observed Causley had earlier accepted guilt, but he now adamantly denied killing his wife, even though he did acknowledge disposing of her body.
Causley must fulfil a variety of requirements in order to be released, such as relocating to a specific place and declaring any active relationships.
He will be subject to an increased level of supervision or monitoring, including sign-in times, GPS tagging, and a set curfew, and he must also “be of good behaviour.”
According to the Parole Board, the panel could only free Causley if it determined that his continued imprisonment was no longer required for the public’s safety.
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