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- The change in rules will affect some criminals who were handed Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentences and mean their licence period comes to an end – giving them a defined finish date for their sentence for the first time.
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Jan 8, 2024 · IPP: How will the changes affect you? On 4th December, the Government tabled amendments to its Victims and Prisoners Bill to reform the Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) licence. These amendments have been agreed to by MPs and are now part of the bill.
1 day ago · The change in rules will affect some criminals who were handed Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentences and mean their licence period comes to an end – giving them a defined finish ...
Oct 16, 2023 · Looking at options to tackle the injustice of the now abolished Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentence and how the licence period could be reduced to restore greater proportionality...
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The law will require the Secretary of State for Justice to refer every eligible Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) offender to the Parole Board for consideration for licence termination.
Those serving Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentences are eligible to have their licence terminated at the discretion of the Parole Board once 10 years have elapsed from their first release. Where the Parole Board decides to terminate an offender’s IPP licence, the result will be to bring the licence and thereby the sentence as a whole t...
The Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentence was introduced in 2005 as an indeterminate sentence targeted at serious offenders who, although they were thought to pose an ongoing risk to public safety, did not merit a life sentence. An IPP sentence could be received for sexual and violent offences such as robbery, indecent assault on a chil...
Who terminates IPP licences?
IPP offenders who are beyond 10 years since their first release are eligible to be considered for licence termination. The Parole Board are responsible for determining whether an offender is safe enough to have their licence terminated. If so the offender is judged to be sufficiently safe, the licence is terminated and the offender is no longer subject to supervision in the community or able to be recalled to prison.
How are IPP licences terminated?
Prior to the PCSC Act, offenders were able to apply to the Board however the Secretary of State typically did this on their behalf, so long as the offender gave permission for the application to be made. The PCSC Act requires the Secretary of State to refer all eligible IPP offenders to the Board; thereby removing the need for the offender in question to give permission. This means IPP offenders will have every opportunity to have their licence terminated.
Why are recalled offenders treated differently from those on licence?
When an IPP offender is recalled to prison under the IPP licence, the licence itself is revoked and therefore it cannot be terminated at that time. In these cases, the Secretary of State will still refer the offender to the Parole Board, however the Board will instead consider if the licence should remain in place following any subsequent release.
1 day ago · Further changes, effective from 1 February 2025, will cut the eligibility period for the Parole Board to consider ending licences from 10 years after first release to 3. This will make an ...
1 day ago · Hundreds of rehabilitated offenders will see an end to their long-abolished indefinite prison sentences under laws coming into force on Friday. The change in rules will affect some criminals who were handed Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentences and mean their licence period comes to an ...
May 22, 2024 · Yesterday (21 May 2024) peers in the House of Lords agreed to important government amendments to the Victims and Prisoners Bill to reform the indeterminate sentence of imprisonment for public protection (IPP) sentence. The changes will make real difference to people serving an IPP sentence on licence in the community and those recalled to custody.
