Prisoners' Transfers
Commons · Question 108312 · Tabled 26 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Kim Johnson
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of Parole Board recommendations on moving (a) prisoners serving an Imprisonment for Public Protection sentence and (b) other prisoners to open conditions were rejected by his Departme
Answer
Answered by Jake Richards, 29 Jan 2026
For many years, the Secretary of State has asked the independent Parole Board for advice on whether a prisoner serving an Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) or a life sentence is suitable for transfer to open conditions. Where the Parole Board recom...