Motion text
That this House expresses concern that too many men and women are trapped in the prison system with no fair prospect of release under the discredited Sentences of Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP), expresses further concern that it is ten years since the IPP sentence was abolished and still the sentence is not working; notes there are 1,554 unreleased IPP prisoners as at March 2022 and I,392 are recalled mainly for administrative issues and the numbers are rising so much so that it is predicted that the recall rate will outweigh the unreleased by 2026; further notes 72 IPP prisoners have taken their own lives not including those that have taken their own lives in the community once released, believes the IPP sentence is harmful to prisoners and has caused mental health illness for many IPP prisoners because they have no release date and no hope; and calls on the Government to resentence all IPP prisoners and ensure the help and support is out there to enable people to reintegrate back into society and become a worthy member of their community.
Signatures (16)
The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.
McDonnell, John
Labour
Signed on
29 July 2022
Edwards, Jonathan
Independent
Signed on
6 September 2022
Hollern, Kate
Labour
Signed on
7 September 2022
Lavery, Ian
Labour
Signed on
8 September 2022
Johnson, Kim
Labour
Signed on
9 September 2022
Whittome, Nadia
Labour
Signed on
12 September 2022
In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.
Maskell, Rachael
Labour
Signed on
13 September 2022
Winter, Beth
Labour
Signed on
15 September 2022
Saville Roberts, Liz
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
20 September 2022
Lake, Ben
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
23 September 2022
Burgon, Richard
Labour
Signed on
11 October 2022
Lloyd, Tony
Labour
Signed on
11 October 2022
Whitley, Mick
Labour
Signed on
13 October 2022
Begum, Apsana
Labour
Signed on
17 October 2022
Byrne, Ian
Labour
Signed on
20 March 2023
Webbe, Claudia
Independent
Signed on
26 October 2023
There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.