<p>Public protection is our priority. The decision to recall on offender on licensed supervision is taken on the professional advice of senior probation staff following consideration of safe alternatives to recall. Recalled individuals will remain in prison for only as long as necessary to protect the public.</p><p>HM Chief Inspector of Probation’s thematic review on Probation Recall Culture & Practice, published in 2020 following the case of Joseph McCann, found that “…public protection and the protection of victims are central to probation service decision-making on recall…alternatives to recall are routinely considered where appropriate, but this does not compromise the focus of decision-making on public protection.”</p><p>The Chief Inspector is currently undertaking a thematic review of recalls of offenders serving a sentence of imprisonment for public protection (IPP). We expect to receive the report in early 2024 and will consider its findings very carefully.</p>