MR GP

Mr GP was convicted of robbery in 2009 and was sentenced to imprisonment for public protection (IPP) with a minimum custodial term of two years. 

Mr GP was not interviewed by the police regarding the incident, as it was determined by a medical examiner that Mr GP would need an appropriate adult for interview, but none could be found. He was charged with robbery, to which he pleaded not guilty. However, he changed his plea to guilty at trial.  

Mr GP applied to the Court of Appeal for leave to appeal his sentence, and an appeal was heard but was dismissed. 

An application was received by the CCRC in July 2020, supported by evidence from a consultant psychiatrist which, it was argued, demonstrated that Mr GP’s IPP sentence should be substituted for a restricted hospital order under sections 37 and 41 Mental Health Act 1983. 

Mr GP previously applied to the CCRC in 2017. This did not result in a referral as the applicant was a serving prisoner at the time, and his responsible clinician did not support a hospital order.  

During review the CCRC obtained several fresh expert reports which, along with evidence submitted by Mr GP’s solicitors, and support from his responsible clinician, formed the basis for the referral. 

The CCRC decided that there was a real possibility the Court of Appeal would determine that a restricted hospital order was the most appropriate sentence for Mr GP and would substitute that for the existing IPP. 

The CCRC referred the sentence in February 2025.