Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 2927

Sentencing: Reform

Tabled: 30 August 2024

Answered: 9 September 2024

Question

Rebecca Long Bailey

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the need for reform of sentence progression for prisoners who remain in custody on historic Imprisonment for Public Protection sentences who have served their minimum terms.

Answer

Sir Nicholas Dakin

This Government is determined to make further progress towards a safe and sustainable release for those serving the IPP sentence. We believe that it is right that these sentences were abolished, and in Opposition we supported changes made in the Victims a...

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