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Prisoners (Early Release) (Scotland) Act 2025

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All reference to 'Parts' and 'sections' are from the Prisoners (Early Release) (Scotland) Act 2025. For more information about understanding Explanatory Notes Rhagor o Adnoddau.

  1. Introduction

  2. Overview of Act

  3. Crown Application

  4. Interpretation

  5. Detail of Provisions

    1. Automatic early release

      1. Section 1 – extension of automatic early release for certain short-term prisoners

        1. Previous position

        2. New position

        3. Examples

          1. Short-term prisoner: listed sexual offence but with sentence of less than 6 months

          2. Short-term prisoner: listed sexual offence with sentence of 6 months or more

          3. Short-term prisoner: domestic abuse offence

          4. Short-term prisoner: an offence other than a sexual offence or a domestic abuse offence

          5. Long-term prisoner

          6. Single-termed short-term prisoner with both domestic abuse and theft convictions – concurrent sentences

          7. Single-termed short-term prisoner with both domestic abuse and theft convictions – consecutive sentences

          8. Single-termed short-term prisoner with both common assault and theft convictions – consecutive sentences

      2. Section 2 – extension of automatic early release for certain detained children

      3. Section 3 – power to modify timing of automatic early release

        1. Previous position

        2. New position

      4. Section 4 – persons transferred to Scotland from outwith the United Kingdom

      5. Section 5 – consequential, transitional and transitory provision

    2. Reporting

      1. Section 6 – report on operation of Act

    3. Final provisions

      1. Section 7 – ancillary provision

      2. Section 8 – commencement

      3. Section 9 – short title

      4. Schedule – consequential, transitional and transitory provision

        1. Part 1 – consequential provision

          1. Paragraph 1: release of short-term prisoners on licence tied to timing of automatic early release

          2. Paragraph 2: power to modify timing of automatic early release of certain detained children

        2. Part 2 – transitional and transitory provision

          1. Paragraph 3: initial release of individuals when automatic early release changes

          2. Paragraph 4: short-term prisoners on licence when automatic early release changes

          3. Paragraph 5: release of short-term prisoners on licence

  6. Parliamentary History

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