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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-04-14more like thismore than 2021-04-14
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 remove filter
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Prison Sentences more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Prison Reform Trust’s report, No life, no freedom, no future, published December 2020, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of repealing IPP sentences. more like this
tabling member constituency Coventry South more like this
tabling member printed
Zarah Sultana more like this
uin 181127 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-04-19more like thismore than 2021-04-19
answer text <p>While the Government has no plans to repeal IPP sentences, it keeps the operation of those sentences under review. The focus is on ensuring, via a joint HMPPS/Parole Board action plan, that IPP prisoners have every opportunity to progress towards safe release.</p><p> </p><p>This approach is working, with high numbers of unreleased IPP prisoners achieving a release decision each year. All IPP prisoners will have their continued detention reviewed by the independent Parole Board at least once every two years.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Cheltenham more like this
answering member printed Alex Chalk more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-04-19T15:53:33.797Zmore like thismore than 2021-04-19T15:53:33.797Z
answering member
4481
label Biography information for Alex Chalk more like this
tabling member
4786
label Biography information for Zarah Sultana more like this