Guidance

Prison discharge policy: PSI 72/2011

Rules and guidance for prison staff on what to do when a prisoner leaves the prison (being discharged).

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

Discharge: PSI 72/2011

Details

This prison service instruction (PSI) contains information and guidance about what to do when a prisoner in your care is leaving the prison (being discharged).

It covers people leaving:

  • at the end of their sentence or without charge
  • to go to court
  • to go to another prison, immigration removal centre or to be deported
  • to go into the care of a local authority or other support service
  • on temporary licence

This is a current PSI. It came into effect on 1 January 2011 and was last updated on 16 August 2023.

Updates to this page

Published 29 December 2015
Last updated 16 August 2023 show all updates
  1. PSI updated.

  2. PSI updated.

  3. PSI updated.

  4. First published.

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