Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 107128
Prison Sentences
Tabled: 20 January 2026
Answered: 27 January 2026
Question
Alex Sobel
Labour (Co-op) — Leeds Central and Headingley
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if his Department will consider the potential merits of retrospectively abolishing Imprisonment for Public Protection sentences.
Answer
Jake RichardsIt is right that the Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentence was abolished. Public protection will always be the top priority and abolishing the IPP sentence retrospectively would result in prisoners being released whom the independent Parole Bo...
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