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