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<p>The IPP Action Plan is regularly reviewed to ensure that it is responsive to the
needs of those serving IPP sentences, whether in prison or in the community. During
the COVID-19 pandemic, and in accordance with measures mandated in the interests of
public health, HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) implemented exceptional delivery
models which inevitably had some impact on all operational work. A large number of
IPP prisoners have been released each year since the IPP Action Plan was first introduced
in 2016, and the Plan will be refreshed, reviewed and republished after careful consideration
of the forthcoming Justice Select Committee’s Report and recommendations.</p><p>HL7157
& HL7158:</p><p>HMPPS operate four Progression Regimes in closed, adult male category
C prisons which provide opportunities for parole-eligible prisoners who are not making
anticipated progress, and particularly prioritise places for those serving an IPP
sentence. The first Progression Regime opened at HMP Warren Hill in December 2014.
Following the success of the Regime at HMP Warren Hill, a further three Progression
Regimes were opened in 2018 at HMP The Humber, Erlestoke and Buckley Hall.</p><p>The
following table shows the number of prisoners in England and Wales subject to Imprisonment
for Public Protection (IPP) sentences that have been (1) received into, and (2) released
from, Progression Regimes in each year since 2017.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Received
onto a Progression Regimes</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Release from a Progression
Regime</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018*</p></td><td><p>124</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>119</p></td><td><p>43</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>92</p></td><td><p>43</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*
Progression Regimes opened at HMPs Erlestoke, Humber and Buckley Hall.</p><p> </p><p>These
data have been drawn from local spreadsheets and databases held by the Progression
Regimes, as national data systems can only capture movement for a whole prison, rather
than individual units within a prison. As with any large scale recording systems,
the figures are subject to possible errors with data migration and processing.</p><p>The
total capacity of the Progression Regimes was 202 in 2017, with only the Progression
Regime at HMP Warren Hill operational at that time. This number rose to 350 spaces
(202 in HMP Warren Hill, 40 in HMP Erlestoke, 48 in HMP Humber and 60 in HMP Buckley
Hall) with the opening of the three additional Progression Regime sites by the end
of 2018. In 2019 a further 40 places were opened in HMP Erlestoke, however last year
one of their Progression Regime units closed, affecting their number of places. This
unit is being replaced with a new one later this year.</p><p>HL7160:</p><p>Psychology
reviews for IPP prisoners commenced in 2016 and targeted those serving IPP sentences
where no progress had been made to either open conditions or release despite 2 or
more post tariff parole reviews. In 2019, the cohort was widened to incorporate IPP
prisoners with tariffs of fewerless than 2 years. In 2021, the cohort was again expanded
to include all those 5 or more years post tariff irrespective of whether they had
been to open prison previously, those serving IPP sentences for non-sexual and non-violent
offences, and those serving IPP sentences for robbery.</p><p>The following table shows
the number of IPP psychology reviews completed for eligible IPP prisoners, as described
above, each year since 2016. The high figure in 2016 reflects the fact that a large
proportion of those eligible had their reviews in the first year the central reviews
were introduced:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Reviews
completed </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>873</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>209</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>225</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>159</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>107</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>212</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>HL7161:</p><p>HMPPS Women’s Estate Psychology Services have implemented an
indeterminate sentence prisoners strategy which includes the IPP cohort. The overarching
goal of the strategy is to ensure that all are supported to progress through their
prison sentences as quickly as possible. Psychologists regularly review cases and
work with prison and probation colleagues to remove barriers to progression and expedite
completion of interventions and services.</p><p>HL7216:</p><p>The following table
shows the number of prisoners subject to IPP sentences that have had two or more post-tariff
parole reviews with no progression to (1) open conditions, or (2) release, in each
year since 2017:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Snapshot Date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total
number of IPP prisoners with two or more “no release” decisions in their latest two
reviews (up to the snapshot date)*</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31-Dec-17</p></td><td><p>1,173</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31-Dec-18</p></td><td><p>1,028</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31-Dec-19</p></td><td><p>943</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31-Dec-20</p></td><td><p>887</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31-Dec-21</p></td><td><p>874</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*Caveats:</p><p>1.
The figures in these tables have been drawn from administrative IT systems which,
as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data
entry and processing.</p><p>2. These figures include both the recalled and unreleased
IPP populations.</p><p> </p><p>HL7217 & HL7218:</p><p>The following data are produced
from service provider returns and, whilst quality assured, are subject to reporter
error. As of 31 December 2021 there were 4,869 people with IPP sentences who had been
identified as meeting the screening criteria for the Offender Personality Disorder
Pathway. OPD pathway screening is an administrative activity which does not necessarily
mean someone needs a specific intervention to address a personality disorder. Such
a need would be identified when the prisoner’s probation officer reviews the prisoner’s
sentence plan to take account of the OPD pathway screening.</p><p>Of those identified
as meeting the screening criteria, 2,780 are currently in custody (with 1,200 of these
in custody on recall).</p><p>From 1st January 2017 to 31st December 2021, a total
of 1,892 offenders serving IPP sentences have been referred to OPD Services as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year
of referral</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No of IPP Referrals</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>177</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>221</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>358</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>517</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>619</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total
(2017-2021)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1892</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>To
note: in the breakdown of protected characteristics below, some categories have been
merged where necessary to avoid the risk of identifying individual offenders.</p><p>By
Age:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year of referral</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18-29</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>30-39</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>40-49</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>50-59</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>60+</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>177</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>94</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>221</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>159</p></td><td><p>99</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>358</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>238</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>517</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>276</p></td><td><p>184</p></td><td><p>101</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>619</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>76</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>839</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>552</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>325</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1892</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>By Ethnicity:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year of referral</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Asian:
Asian British</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Black: Black British</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Mixed/</strong>
<strong>Multiple Ethnic Groups</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Other /</strong> <strong>Not
Stated</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>White</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>144</p></td><td><p>177</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>182</p></td><td><p>221</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>295</p></td><td><p>358</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>422</p></td><td><p>517</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>505</p></td><td><p>619</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>53</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>197</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>86</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1548</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1892</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>By Sex:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year of referral</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Female</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Male</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Unspecified</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total
</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>174</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>177</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>214</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>221</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>347</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>358</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>490</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>517</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>577</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>619</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>87</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1802</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1892</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
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