Written questions

Sentencing

Commons · Question 1765 · Tabled 15 May 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 22 May 2026

Question

Asked by Helen Morgan

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to conduct a re-sentencing exercise for all IPP-sentenced prisoners.

Answer

Answered by Jake Richards, 22 May 2026

It is right that IPP sentences were abolished.Whilst this Government is determined to make further progress for those serving the IPP sentence, we cannot take any steps that would put victims or the public at risk. For that reason, we are firmly of the vi...