Source · Select Committees · Justice Committee
Recommendation 6
6
Deferred
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Lack of transparency in programme evaluations hinders confidence in IPP prisoner outcomes
Conclusion
Programmes, pathways and other interventions are often relied upon by HMPPS and the Parole Board to help determine risk, and so it is vital that they deliver the outcomes they purport to deliver. We are concerned about the lack of transparency surrounding programme evaluations, and so cannot be confident that existing IPP sentences 59 programmes deliver adequate outcomes for prisoners. Some programmes have been evaluated yet have been found ineffective; other programmes are being used and relied upon yet have not been evaluated or, where they have, the evaluation has not been published, as has been the case with Professor Paul Moran’s evaluation of the Offender Personality Disorder Pathway.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government states this recommendation is for the Parole Board to respond to, who has indicated they will undertake a review of their Listings Priority Framework, and the government awaits the outcome.
Paragraph Reference:
80
Government Response
The government responded to this report on 9 February 2023. No passage in that response could be matched to this conclusion. Read the response document ↗