Third Report - IPP sentences

Select Committee
Justice Committee HC 266 28 September 2022
Report Status Government responded
Conclusions & Recommendations 22 items (15 recs)
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Government Response (AI assessment · 22 of 22 classified)
Accepted 9
Accepted in Part 1
Acknowledged 2
Deferred 3
Rejected 7
Government response
Ninth Special Report - IPP sentences: Government and Parole Board Responses to the Committee’s Third Report · published 9 Feb 2023
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Recommendations & Conclusions

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19 Recommendation Accepted in Part
Para 153
Prevent indefinite imprisonment of offenders due to lack of community resources
Recommendation
Concerns about available community resource for released offenders are valid and need to be taken into consideration. However, the lack of such resource is not a suitable reason for keeping people imprisoned indefinitely. We reiterate the words of our predecessor … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government partially accepts, disagreeing that recalls are unnecessary due to resource lack but committing to an independent inspection of recall culture. They also state that policy will imminently change to offer more flexible electronic monitoring for curfews for indeterminate prisoners, and alcohol monitoring is already available for licence variation.
Ministry of Justice
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