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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