She is a long standing campaigner for prisoners serving imprisonment for public protection (IPP) who often suffer from serious mental health issues. Lorna is passionate about removing the stigma attached to mental illness and seeks through her work with SOS to encourage people to share their experiences and to ask for help.

Sep 11, 2023 · IPP prisoners are two-and-a-half times more likely to self-harm than the rest of the prison population, and government figures showed that by 2021, 65 IPP prisoners had committed suicide. Of those currently in custody 1,597 have been recalled on their licence.

Lorna has represented many clients sentenced under Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP), a system introduced in 2005 in England and Wales for serious, non-life-threatening crimes. IPP prisoners would serve a short minimum term (“tariff”) before becoming eligible for parole, but many ended up serving far beyond their tariffs.

Lorna Hackett (formerly Elliott) is a barrister called in 2003, who has conducted numerous high profile cases in recent years. She has extensive litigation experience, particularly in the areas of judicial review and human rights.

Jun 20, 2023 · An IPP Advocate (with a corresponding Policy Framework) would be resourced to get to know each IPP prisoner/ offender on licence, to understand their needs, their risks, their victim issues and their protective factors.

This joint letter has been endorsed by a broad coalition of experts, civil society and community organisations, leading activists and campaigners, opposed to the cruel, inhumane and degrading Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentences, which have so far claimed the lives of 90 people serving IPP sentences in prison and a further 31 ...

Jul 20, 2023 · Independent state-funded advocates would help prisoners formulate release plans. These advocates would support IPP prisoners at Parole Board hearings and on release. The scheme was proposed by Lorna Hackett, a barrister who has represented IPP prisoners, and the amendment was drafted by Alexander Horne, a former parliamentary lawyer. It says ...

I have recently been working on drafting and promoting an amendment to the Victims and Prisoners Bill with my super colleague Lorna Hackett. It would seek to help IPP prisoners get out (and...

Lorna Hackett is a high profile civil rights barrister and Head of Legal Practice at Hackett & Dabbs LLP. She represents some of the most marginalised in society and is a highly accomplished public lawyer. She has particular interests in prisoners’ rights, social justice and environmental health.

L orna Hackett is a high-profile civil rights lawyer. She is dedicated to representing the most vulnerable in society and is passionate about achieving fairness and equality for all. She is a highly accomplished public lawyer and an expert in prisoners’ rights and parole advocacy.