Asked by: Baroness Prashar (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask His Majesty's Government how many applications for a pre-tariff review of suitability for open conditions were received by the Public Protection Casework section (PPCS); and of those, how many were (1) referred to the Parole Board, (2) not referred to the Parole Board, and (3) remain outstanding in (a) the 12 months to 6 June 2022; and (b) since 6 June 2022.
Answered by Lord Bellamy
On 6 June the former Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice introduced a new test for the consideration of suitability for those serving indeterminate sentences for transfer to open prison conditions, whether pre- or post-tariff. This allows for greater scrutiny of Parole Board recommendations on open prison moves.
The table below sets out details of information:
Applications for pre-tariff sift received in the 12 months to 6 June 2022: 253
Applications for pre-tariff sift received since 6 June 2022: 114
| Referred to the Parole Board | Not referred to the Parole Board | Outstanding |
12 Months to 6 June 2022 | 133 | 113 | 7 |
6 June 2022 to 30 September 2022 | 9 | 65 | 40 |
NB. These figures have been drawn from the Public Protection Unit Database held by Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service. As with any large-scale recording systems, the figures are subject to possible errors with data migration and processing.