Guidance

HMPPS Pre-Release and Resettlement Policy Framework

This document identifies the role of pre-release teams and the Commissioned Rehabilitative Services as they deliver the in-custody element of resettlement.

From:
Ministry of Justice and HM Prison and Probation Service
Published
12 October 2022

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

HMPPS Pre-release and Resettlement Policy Framework

PDF, 817 KB, 20 pages

Resettlement and Pre-release Planning Guidance

PDF, 1.14 MB, 40 pages

Details

This policy framework replaces Probation Instruction 07/2018 - Enhanced Through the Gate. It sets out the role of new pre-release teams, which will:

  • identify prisoners’ immediate resettlement needs on reception
  • complete any immediate actions which would support effective resettlement at end of sentence
  • particularly focus on people held out-of-area supporting community offender managers (COMs) to prepare them for release
  • work with those on remand

The policy is supported by the pre-release and resettlement guidance which describes:

  • the role of pre-release teams
  • how these teams fit with offender management in custody (OMiC)
  • the CRS pre-release provision to support people leaving custody
Published 12 October 2022

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