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Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentences

Status: Closed Opened: 21 Sep 2021 Closed: 30 May 2024 15 recommendations 7 conclusions 1 report

Following the announcement that a General Election will be held on 4 July, Select Committees will be unable to meet from 24 May and will cease to exist from 30 May until after the General Election. This work has therefore closed. As of 30 June 2021, more than 1,700 people are in prison serving indeterminate …

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Third Report - IPP sentences HC 266 28 Sep 2022 22 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

2 items
4 Recommendation Third Report - IPP sentences Acknowledged

Establish clear support for mentally unwell prisoners remitted to prison from secure hospitals

Additionally, there are a small number of mentally unwell prisoners who are subsequently transferred to a secure mental hospital. For these prisoners, the process for post-tariff release is more complex, and we are not clear what support is offered to those who, after a period of treatment, are no longer …

Government response. The government accepts that sufficient programme places should be provided for suitable IPP prisoners. It states that bespoke sentence planning and a review of prisoner location will be incorporated into the IPP Action Plan review, without committing to specific new …
Ministry of Justice
12 Recommendation Third Report - IPP sentences Acknowledged

Implement strategies to tackle the IPP recall merry-go-round, examining thresholds and resettlement support

The recalled population of IPP offenders is a growing concern and will soon be larger than the population of IPP prisoners who have never been released from custody. The Government needs to devote far greater energy and resource to tackling the “recall merry-go-round”, ensuring that IPP prisoners who do secure …

Government response. The government explained its historical decision not to abolish IPP sentences retrospectively and stated that the existing IPP Action Plan remains the best approach. It committed to reviewing the Action Plan in light of the committee's recommendations to ensure it …
Ministry of Justice

Correspondence

3 letters
DateDirectionTitle
26 Apr 2023 To cttee Letter from Alex Chalk KC MP, Lord Chancellor and the Secretary of State for Ju…
19 Oct 2022 To cttee Letter from Brandon Lewis CBE MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Ju…
21 Jan 2022 — Open letter on IPP inquiry