Guidance
Power to detain dangerous standard determinate sentence prisoners: Policy Framework
Rules and guidance for HMPPS staff on the Power to Detain Dangerous Prisoners Serving a Standard Determinate Sentence.
Applies to England and Wales
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This Policy Framework sets out duties, rules and general guidance on the new provision set out in section 132 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts (PCSC) Act 2022. This provision enables the Secretary of State for Justice to refer certain Standard Determinate Sentence prisoners to the Parole Board instead of automatically releasing them at their Conditional Release Date. Prisoners must meet both the legal and the policy thresholds to be eligible for consideration under this policy, which includes a dangerousness test and a public interest test.