Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 12475

Prisons: Mental Health Services

Tabled: 4 November 2024

Answered: 12 November 2024

Question

Mr James Frith

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to provide adequate mental health support for prisoners serving Imprisonment for Public Protection sentences.

Answer

Sir Nicholas Dakin

It is right that Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentences were abolished. We are committed to working at pace to support the progression of all those serving the IPP sentence, but not in a way that undermines public protection.We are committed t...

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