Recurring concern
Failure to provide timely review and progression for IPP prisoners
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Request correctionFirst reported 20 Dec 2024•Latest report 20 Oct 2025
What this concern includes
Includes failures in arrangements for reviewing and progressing prisoners serving IPP sentences, including timely parole-board or sentence reviews, review of continued detention, access to relevant progression programmes or therapeutic units, and coordination of information and support needed for progression.
Not included
- Excludes general prison mental-health, suicide-prevention or welfare concerns where the IPP review or progression process is not the deficient control.
- Excludes ordinary parole or release processes for prisoners without an IPP sentence.
- Excludes errors in sentence calculation, recall or release-date administration unless they directly impair review or progression of an IPP sentence.
- Excludes failures occurring after a timely and adequate IPP review and progression decision when the remaining issue is implementation of that decision.
- Reports
- 2
- Individual concerns
- 3
- Date range
- 2024–2025
- Stated actions
- 5
Distinct published reports
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Reports about this concern issued each year.
* 2026 is projected from reports observed to 7 Sep 2026.
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Reports about this concern sent to each recipient.
Concerns and responses across reports
Only concerns grouped under this recurring concern are included. Select any concern, action or position to view the source wording.
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Concerns raised2
Lack of access to Offender Delivery Programmes or therapeutic and progression units for unreleased IPP prisoners
Delays in parole board review for unreleased IPP prisoners
Responses linked to these concernsEach statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
Actions described in response An action is something a respondent says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to the concern raised.5
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Action
Publish and operate Progression Panel arrangements to place IPP prisoners on appropriate progression pathways with timely interventions.
Stated by HM Prison and Probation Service -
Action
Create the Phoenix Unit at HMP Aylesbury for IPP prisoners with red RAG ratings who are struggling to progress.
Stated by HM Prison and Probation Service -
Action
Update the Generic Parole Process Policy Framework to introduce presumed review intervals for IPP and DPP prisoners.
Stated by HM Prison and Probation Service
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Action
Streamline recall documentation and require consideration of Risk Assessed Recall Review suitability.
Stated by HM Prison and Probation Service -
Action
Run the recall referral trial to extend the referral period and allow more time to consider Risk Assessed Recall Review.
Stated by HM Prison and Probation Service
Respondent positions A position is what a respondent says about the concern when they do not describe a specific action.1
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Position
Priority for listing IPP parole reviews is determined by the independent Parole Board, not HMPPS.
Stated by HM Prison and Probation Service
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Concerns raised1
Lack of a process to expedite face-to-face parole hearings for eligible IPP prisoners
This report raised 10 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Responses linked to these concernsEach statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
No linked response statementsNo respondent-stated action or position is linked to these concerns in the published data.
Data last updated 7 September 2026