Everything you need to know about IPPs

All the latest IPP Stats Research Policy Campaigns

UNGRIPP: A united push for change to the IPP sentence

The United Group for Reform of IPP (UNGRIPP) is a grassroots campaigning organisation pushing for changes to the Indeterminate Sentence for Public Protection (IPP) sentence.

25th March 2021

The mental health impact of being an IPP

‘I’m always walking on eggshells, and there’s no chance of me ever being free’: The mental health
implications of Imprisonment for Public Protection.

11th December 2020

IPPs have “no life, no freedom, no future”

Trauma of recalled IPP prisoners revealed as population in custody almost triples in five years.

4th December 2020

How does an IPP sentence end?

The Parole Board has just published its advice to members on how to terminate an IPP licence.

9th October 2020

Families of People Serving the indeterminate IPP sentence Need a ‘Helping Hand’

Guest blog from Harry Annison and Christina Straub on their new report into the impact of having a family member serving an IPP.

14th November 2019

The plight of women on indeterminate prison sentences (IPPs)

New Griffins Society research examines the impact of women stuck in prison having served more than twice their IPP tariff.

22nd March 2019

Performance stats shed more light on prison crisis

HMPPS annual digest reveals range of performance issues including 65% fall in accredited programmes since austerity began in 2010.

6th August 2018

The parole board and Worboys

Nick Hardwick, Chair of the Parole Board, explains how parole decisions are made and makes it clear that more transparency is desirable.

18th January 2018

IPPs, recalls and the future of parole

Martin Jones, Chief Exec of the Parole Board, reflects on the huge rise in the number of prisoners recalled and looks to the future of parole.

25th October 2017

Why are offenders recalled to prison?

Official figures show that 21,721 people were recalled to prison in the year Apr 2016 – Mar 2017 but only 44% of them had committed a further offence.

19th October 2017

The parole board faces up to new challenges

Martin Jones, Chief Exec of the Parole Board, marks the board’s 50th anniversary and sets out the main challenges including IPPs and a surge in recalls.

12th July 2017

What’s been happening at the parole board?

National Audit Office investigates the very long backlog of cases at the parole board with very many prisoners serving longer than courts intended.

9th March 2017