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What is the imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentence?
What is an IPP sentence?
Why were IPP sentences introduced?
What happens if a prisoner is incarcerated for Public Protection (IPP)?
What are 'imprisonment for Public Protection' sentences?
What happened to the IPP sentence?
In England and Wales, the imprisonment for public protection (IPP; Welsh: carcharu er mwyn diogelu'r cyhoedd) [1] sentence was a form of indeterminate sentence introduced by section 225 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (with effect from 2005) by the Home Secretary, David Blunkett, and abolished in 2012. It was intended to protect the public ...
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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 · IPP sentences were introduced in 2005 but abolished in 2012 as they were used inconsistently and more broadly than anticipated. Offenders on these indefinite sentences have had to wait at least 10 ...
Mar 19, 2021 · Maroni is serving a sentence known as an IPP - Imprisonment for Public Protection - which were abolished by the coalition government eight years ago because they were seen to be unfair.
What is the IPP? The indeterminate sentence of Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) was introduced in England and Wales in 2005. It was intended for people considered ‘dangerous’ but whose offence did not merit a life sentence.
What is an Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentence? Why were they introduced and what problems did they give rise to? Why did these problems eventually lead to its abolition?
May 19, 2023 · Imprisonment for public protection (IPP) sentences were indeterminate sentences given to serious offenders who posed a significant risk of serious harm to the public. Although the IPP sentence was abolished in 2012, thousands of people subject to such a sentence are still in prison.
