Prison Sentences
Lords · Question HL6030 · Tabled 24 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by Lord Blunkett
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of prisoners who have been mis-sentenced to imprisonment for public protection after the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 came into force to abolish the sentence.
Answer
Answered by Lord Timpson, 7 Apr 2025
The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 abolished the Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentence and it could not be imposed for anyone convicted on or after 03 December 2012.No individuals were convicted after 03 December 20...