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Re-sentencing exercise in relation to all Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP)

By Nicola Maynard, Prison Law Partner at Reeds Solicitors

The Labour government in 2005 introduced the IPP sentence where prisoners were given no maximum tariff and ended up becoming trapped in a revolving door.

However, under the Conservative government in 2012 IPP sentence were abolished due to matters concerning human rights. This was a

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