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<p>In her December 2023 report, the then Chief Inspector of Probation suggested exploring
options that may allow more prompt release of IPPs including using Fixed Term Recall
(FTR), to reduce the uncertainty and despair felt by many after recall.</p><p> </p><p>This
Government is taking action to curtail IPP licence periods and provide for automatic
licence termination in specific circumstances to give rehabilitated people the opportunity
to move on with their lives, while continuing to make sure the public are protected
from the most serious offenders, through multiple measures included in the Victims
and Prisoners Bill.</p><p> </p><p>Case law dictates that to recall an indeterminate
sentence prisoner there must be a causal connection to the original offending so you
cannot recall an indeterminate sentence offender unless you consider there is a risk
similar to the one when they committed the index offence. Based on this, the government
believes it is very unlikely that an IPP prisoner would meet the test to be considered
for FTR i.e. that they would not be a serious risk to the public if re-released after
14 or 28 days.</p><p> </p><p>Instead, the Government has tabled amendments to the
Victims and Prisoners Bill which will enable the Secretary of State to release a recalled
IPP offender following Risk Assessed Recall Review (RARR) without the need for a Parole
review when he considers it is in the interests of justice to do so.</p>
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