Burnham's Pledge: A Decade Too Late, But a Crucial Step Forward The announcement by Prime Minister Andy Burnham to end indefinite jail terms for those serving Public Protection (IPP) sentences has been met with both relief and criticism.
Campaigners who have fought against this regime hail it as a turning point for the thousands of families affected, while others argue that the decision comes too late to undo the damage.
The IPP sentence was introduced in 2005 to detain serious offenders indefinitely, but its use expanded far beyond its intended scope.