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How a prisoner is released - including Parole Board hearings, resettlement schemes and temporary release on licence
When a prisoner is released depends on: the length of their sentence their…
A prisoner may be allowed to leave prison for short periods towards the…
All prisoners get help preparing for life when they leave prison. In the…
A person leaving prison may get the following financial support: Universal…
Mandatory requirements and guidance for prison and probation staff involved in the recall, review and re-release of recalled prisoners.
What happens if you're charged with a crime. Find out about the hearing, when you can be released on bail and being put in custody (on remand).
If you’re charged with a crime you’ll be given a ‘charge sheet’. This sets…
When you’re waiting for a court hearing or a trial, you might be given…
If the court decides to put you on remand it means you’ll go to prison…
Probation is when you serve a court sentence in the community, and can include unpaid work or being supervised after coming out of prison
The range of prison sentences a court can give - including suspended, fixed-term, indeterminate and life sentences.
When and how to request reconsideration of a Parole Board decision to release a prisoner.
How immigrants held on immigration issues can apply for bail while they wait for an appeal, review or removal.
If your business is registered for VAT in the UK, find out when you can, or need to, account for import VAT on your VAT Return (also called postponed VAT accounting).
How to apply for a licence to capture, transport and re-release beavers or modify or remove beaver dams, burrows and lodges at any time of year.
Find out how and when to make a supplementary declaration when taking goods out of the UK using simplified declarations.
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