Member

This new legislation’s six-week programme release planning period will give the Probation Service the time it needs to prepare. It will deliver more predictable and stable release dates, meaning that the Probation Service will have sufficient time to work with all offenders to prepare them for release and to consider and arrange accommodation for them. That is particularly important for offenders who are at risk of being homeless, and who can access transitional accommodation for up to 84 nights. Probation services will also have more time to ensure that offenders leaving custody have continuity of healthcare, including mental health support.