The prisoner must serve at least one quarter of their sentence — or 30 days, whichever is greater — in prison. For example: If the sentence is for three months 90 days in custody, the prisoner would remain in prison for 30 days and spend 15 days on HDC — a total of 45 days.
This would bring the prisoner to the half-sentence stage 45 days when they would normally be released. The prisoner will be released as soon as the necessary arrangements can be made with the local Social Work Team, the Police and the Monitoring Agency, usually 7 days. Release on HDC is conditional. This means that each person will be issued with a licence detailing the conditions with which they must comply. Standard conditions will apply to all offenders, such as:.
For long term prisoners, there will also be conditions such as the requirement to comply with social work supervision which will form part of their parole licence. These conditions apply from the date the person is released on HDC until the date they would have been released from prison. If the person does not comply with the conditions, the licence may be withdrawn. If this happens the person may be returned to prison to spend the remainder of their sentence.
If the person has complied with their licence, there will be no need to return to prison. The Parole Board may decide to suspend or cancel parole as a result. Any commitments the prisoner may have such as childcare, education or work attendance will be taken into account when the curfew timings are set.
It may be possible for the SPS to make reasonable adjustments. If there is a problem with the equipment, G4S 24 hour helpline will be the first point of contact and information is available from them.
The Families Outside Support and Information Helpline is also available to discuss any concerns you may have. They are not part of the Scottish Prison Service and the service is completely confidential. The person released from prison will be given a discharge grant. Cross border transfers arrangements are now in place and it may be possible for a prisoner to be released to a suitable address in England.
In this instance, a member of the Probation team will contact the householder in order to assess the address, and the home and community circumstances.
The Scottish Prison Service will arrange for all electronic monitoring equipment to be removed from the person and from the curfew address. All information sheets are available at www. Publication date: April Families Outside is a company limited by guarantee registered In Scotland No. We use cookies. If you have been refused because the address was found unsuitable you should be given the opportunity to have an alternative address considered, if there is time. You can contact our Advice and Information service if you would like us to send you a copy of this.
Can I appeal the decision? There is no formal appeal procedure if you are not happy about an HDC decision. However, you can put in a complaint using the normal internal complaints procedure. Information sheets. Website by Baigent Digital. Frequently asked questions. Related Content. Who can be released on HDC? Eligibility Eligibility is a matter of law, so if you are ineligible you will not be released on HDC under any circumstances. These include: anyone with a history of sexual offending but not required to register; foreign national offenders liable to deportation but not yet served with a decision to deport; anyone who has been recalled for poor behaviour during a previous period of HDC plus, anyone serving a sentence for any of the following categories of offence: o Homicide o Explosives o Possession of an offensive weapon o Possession of firearms with intent o Cruelty to Children o Racially aggravated offences o Terrorism There is more information in the Home Detention Curfew HDC Policy Framework.
Seven weeks before your eligibility date your responsible officer should have returned the completed Address Checks form and confirmed the following: Informed Consent by the main person is living there — this means that your responsible officer will make sure they understand what HDC means and check that they are happy for you to be released to that address.
They will also need to know who else is living at that address. That there is an electricity supply at the address; Details of your reporting instructions — this is when and where you will need to meet with your responsible officer once you are out of prison; If any non-standard licence conditions are needed, such as any variation on the usual 7pm-7am curfew hours, for example to allow you to attend work If there are any risk management planning actions, including to safeguard children or adults, which need to happen before you can be released to that address.
How and when is the HDC decision made? If you are eligible for HDC, and not presumed unsuitable, the decision should be made to release you on HDC unless one or more of the following apply; a you are under investigation or have been charged or convicted of a serious further offence during your current sentence, b there are risk management planning actions which must happen before you are released for example the address has been found unsuitable , or c there would be fewer than 10 days to serve on HDC before you would normally be released automatically.
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