Charlie Gilmour, the Cambridge student jailed for violent disorder during last winter's tuition fee protests, has been freed from prison, subject to a curfew.

Gilmour, who was jailed for 16 months last July, and whose appeal was rejected in late last month, will be placed on a curfew until he is halfway through his sentence.

His solicitor, Robert Brown, described this as "Standard procedure for prisoners who are serving a sentence of between three months and four years."

Gilmour was jailed after a series of incidents during the protest, which included jumping on the bonnet of a Jaguar in the royal convoy, and throwing a rubbish bin.

A spokesperson for the University today said that their position had not changed, and that they were still to make a decision regarding whether he will be allowed to return to his studies.