Guidance
Temporary Presumptive Re-categorisation Scheme guidance
Eligibility criteria, exclusions and process for moving offenders into open conditions under TPRS36: operational guidance for the prison and probation service.
Applies to England and Wales
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The TPRS guidance outlines a temporary scheme that presumes eligible Category C prisoners serving standard determinate sentences can be re-categorised to Category D up to 36 months before their conditional release date, subject to defined eligibility criteria, exclusions and limited governor discretion where there is a wholly unacceptable risk, to maximise use of the prison estate.
The guidance contains information on the following:
- a description of TPRS
- eligibility and exclusions
- operational process of moving an offender under TPRS36
- Probation Service responsibilities
- Victim liaison arrangement
Updates to this page
Published 6 August 2026