Written question asked by James Clappison (Conservative) on Tuesday, 16 February 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 25 February 1999. It was answered by George Howarth (Labour) on Thursday, 25 February 1999 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what advice has been issued to prison governors concerning the arrangements for probation supervision of persons released on home detention curfew. - Includes ref to Crime and Disorder Act 1998.

Answer: Mr. Clappison: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what advice has been issued to prison governors concerning the arrangements for probation supervision of persons released on home detention curfew. [72357] Mr. George Howarth: Prison governors have been advised that, where a prisoner is due to be subject to supervision by the Probation Service upon his or her discharge from custody, supervision will commence on the date that the prisoner is placed on home detention curfew. The duration of the supervision is unaffected by the home detention curfew, as the date that the supervision ends is set at the three quarter point of sentence less the period spent on home detention curfew, in accordance with the requirements of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998.

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