Andrew Sperling
@sperls.bsky.social
A half marathon is a marathon to me. I’m a short bloke who has never run that far.
April 19, 2025 at 10:45 AM
A half marathon is a marathon to me. I’m a short bloke who has never run that far.
They are nearly all refusals to allow an oral hearing. There is very clear Supreme Court authority on this which is why they lose nearly all of these. They take a neutral position on these and as a result waste lots of court time and money. They should be paying the costs of these applications.
March 21, 2025 at 5:37 PM
They are nearly all refusals to allow an oral hearing. There is very clear Supreme Court authority on this which is why they lose nearly all of these. They take a neutral position on these and as a result waste lots of court time and money. They should be paying the costs of these applications.
This is another perspective on recalls. My brilliant colleague Catherine was interviewed for this piece about her client, Andy, who talks about being a ghost for two decades:
news.sky.com/story/ive-be...
news.sky.com/story/ive-be...
Abolished indefinite prison sentences still in place - despite prisoner numbers approaching pre-release scheme levels
Imprisonment for public protection (IPP) sentences were introduced in 2005 and abolished in 2012. But the law wasn't backdated, so thousands are still behind bars.
news.sky.com
March 16, 2025 at 9:43 AM
This is another perspective on recalls. My brilliant colleague Catherine was interviewed for this piece about her client, Andy, who talks about being a ghost for two decades:
news.sky.com/story/ive-be...
news.sky.com/story/ive-be...
These are cases in which people have been returned to prison without any kind of judicial oversight. They are recalled administratively by the probation service. Several probation officers misapply the legal test and recall unnecessarily. This has a significant impact on the prison population
March 16, 2025 at 9:39 AM
These are cases in which people have been returned to prison without any kind of judicial oversight. They are recalled administratively by the probation service. Several probation officers misapply the legal test and recall unnecessarily. This has a significant impact on the prison population
This month marks two years since he was released again.
We have made submissions to the Parole Board arguing that his sentence should finally come to an end.
His nightmare may soon be over.
For hundreds and hundreds of others, the pain and trauma of the IPP sentence carries on.
ENDS
We have made submissions to the Parole Board arguing that his sentence should finally come to an end.
His nightmare may soon be over.
For hundreds and hundreds of others, the pain and trauma of the IPP sentence carries on.
ENDS
February 3, 2025 at 4:15 PM
This month marks two years since he was released again.
We have made submissions to the Parole Board arguing that his sentence should finally come to an end.
His nightmare may soon be over.
For hundreds and hundreds of others, the pain and trauma of the IPP sentence carries on.
ENDS
We have made submissions to the Parole Board arguing that his sentence should finally come to an end.
His nightmare may soon be over.
For hundreds and hundreds of others, the pain and trauma of the IPP sentence carries on.
ENDS
He was recalled to prison less than a week later.
It took 15 months for the Parole Board to review his case. When they finally arranged a hearing for him, they concluded that he should never have been recalled in the first place.
It took 15 months for the Parole Board to review his case. When they finally arranged a hearing for him, they concluded that he should never have been recalled in the first place.
February 3, 2025 at 4:12 PM
He was recalled to prison less than a week later.
It took 15 months for the Parole Board to review his case. When they finally arranged a hearing for him, they concluded that he should never have been recalled in the first place.
It took 15 months for the Parole Board to review his case. When they finally arranged a hearing for him, they concluded that he should never have been recalled in the first place.
Some of our clients are now waiting anxiously to hear if they will finally be freed from this wretched sentence.
One of these was sentenced 20 years ago in the first wave of IPP sentences. His tariff (minimum term) was less than two years. He served over 16 years before his first release.
One of these was sentenced 20 years ago in the first wave of IPP sentences. His tariff (minimum term) was less than two years. He served over 16 years before his first release.
February 3, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Some of our clients are now waiting anxiously to hear if they will finally be freed from this wretched sentence.
One of these was sentenced 20 years ago in the first wave of IPP sentences. His tariff (minimum term) was less than two years. He served over 16 years before his first release.
One of these was sentenced 20 years ago in the first wave of IPP sentences. His tariff (minimum term) was less than two years. He served over 16 years before his first release.
This week the Ministry of Justice has begun referring hundreds of IPP cases to the Parole Board for consideration of termination of their licence. Instead of waiting 10 years for this opportunity, IPP prisoners now have their cases referred to the Parole Board three years after their first release
February 3, 2025 at 4:07 PM
This week the Ministry of Justice has begun referring hundreds of IPP cases to the Parole Board for consideration of termination of their licence. Instead of waiting 10 years for this opportunity, IPP prisoners now have their cases referred to the Parole Board three years after their first release
My colleague Emma has written about Matthew Price - for whom the change in the law came too late.
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www.sl5legal.co.uk/single-post/...
Irredeemably flawed? The IPP prisoner scandal and the death of Matthew Price
Warning – this article contains distressing content. I have used Matthew’s own words because he wrote publicly and he wanted people to understand the pain of the IPP sentence.My name is Emma McClure. ...
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February 3, 2025 at 4:06 PM
My colleague Emma has written about Matthew Price - for whom the change in the law came too late.
www.sl5legal.co.uk/single-post/...
www.sl5legal.co.uk/single-post/...