Guidance

Power to Detain Standard Determinate Sentence

The power to refer high-risk prisoners to the Board, in place of automatic release, is set out in the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022

• From: Parole Board
• Published: 21 December 2022

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

Power to Detain information notice

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Details

This document has been produced to support MCA panels to undertake reviews of cases where the Secretary of State (SSJ) has referred a high-risk prisoner to the Parole Board for review in place of automatic release at their Conditional Release Date (CRD). These are known as Power to Detain (PTD) cases.

Published 21 December 2022