Release and re-sentence remaining IPP prisoners

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Release and Re-Sentence remaining IPP prisoners. IPP is an Imprisonment Public Protection order and was introduced in 2005 it enabled judges to set a minimum term, but no maximum term, to be served. IPPs were abolished in 2012 but there are 2,500 prisoners still under IPP with no release date.

With an understanding that IPP has been abolished theres still 2,500 prisoners detained under the IPP sentences i believe that the government and Parliament have the power to change these laws, i know the Parole Board can make progress on this issue with intervention by government by reducing delays in holding hearings and by working closely with the prison and probation services to ensure arrangements for preparing and managing the release of prisoners is improved.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

We think this petition is similar:
Give all IPP prisoners a release date

Timeline

27 Aug 2020	Petition opened for signatures
3 Sep 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 3 Sep 2020

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