Prison Sentences

(asked on 16th April 2018) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans are in place to support women and men on indeterminate public protection sentences in meeting the requirements for their release.


Answered by
 Portrait
Rory Stewart
This question was answered on 24th April 2018

Our priority remains the protection of the public, and this is reflected in the work HM Prison and Probation Service undertake with IPP prisoners prior to and following their release.

A joint action plan is in place, co-owned by Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) and the Parole Board, with the specific aim of providing opportunities for IPP prisoners to progress to safe release. A key part of the action plan is to ensure that the parole process runs as smoothly as possible, providing IPP prisoners with timely access to parole reviews. The Parole Board has effectively eliminated its backlog and is now listing more hearings than ever before.

The release of IPP sentence prisoners is solely a matter for the Independent Parole Board, based on a thorough assessment of risk. The Board will direct the release of these prisoners only if it is satisfied that the levels of risk posed to the general public are reduced enough to be safely managed in the community under supervision by the National Probation Service and its partner agencies.

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