Section 34 – Period during which licence in force
71.Subsection (1) provides that where a custody-only prisoner has been granted compassionate release, the licence remains in force until the sentence expires.
72.Subsection (2) provides that, where a custody and community prisoner is released on community licence, the licence remains in force until the sentence expires.
73.Subsection (3) provides that, where a life prisoner has been released on life licence, the licence remains in force for the remainder of the prisoner’s life.