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Lord Sandhurst (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 15 September 2025

Debate

IPP Sentences

Contribution

My Lords, the current system is failing both prisoners and the public. It keeps prisoners in indefinite limbo, as we saw on our visit to HMP Belmarsh last week. It offers no clear route to safer release. My question is specific: what is wrong with the proposal for a two-year conditional release process?

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