Long-term prisoner release process: consultation

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Closes 19 Aug 2024

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Questions

The consultation paper contains full background information for this consultation. You may find it useful to read or refer to while responding.

1. Please share any views you have on the general proposal that the point of release on non-parole licence for long-term prisoners should be at an earlier point.

It is necessary to reduce the prison population in a way which is sustainable and feasible within a short period of time. This proposal is part of a package of measures to reduce the prison population.

There is a limit of 3000 characters
2. Please share any views you have on the general proposal that the point of release on non-parole licence should be proportionate to sentence length (as opposed to a fixed point).
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3. Please share any views you have on the specific proposal to release most long-term prisoners on non-parole licence following two thirds of their sentence.
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4. Would you like to offer any additional views or evidence in relation to these proposals?

This could include consideration of the operational impacts of the proposed changes.

There is a limit of 3000 characters