Prison Sentences
Commons · Question 107128 · Tabled 20 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Alex Sobel
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if his Department will consider the potential merits of retrospectively abolishing Imprisonment for Public Protection sentences.
Answer
Answered by Jake Richards, 27 Jan 2026
It is right that the Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentence was abolished. Public protection will always be the top priority and abolishing the IPP sentence retrospectively would result in prisoners being released whom the independent Parole Bo...