Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many IPP sentenced prisoners have been refused access to a therapeutic community in each year since 2010.

The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.

No prisoners are refused access to a Therapeutic Community based on their sentence type, with each individual case having been assessed on the basis of their readiness and suitability to engage in therapy. Referral and assessment processes for Therapeutic Communities include a structured clinical assessment to determine a prisoner’s suitability to participate in a therapeutic programme. This assessment considers levels of risk and complexity, readiness, motivation to engage, security status and appropriate medical information such as current mental state.