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Written question asked by Dominic Raab (Conservative) on Monday, 10 November 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 17 November 2014 (named day). It was answered by Andrew Selous (Conservative) on Monday, 17 November 2014 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.

Probation

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what arrangements the Government has in place to enable British citizens sentenced to probation in (a) another EU member state and (b) another country outside the EU to be transferred back to the UK to serve their probation in the UK.

Answer

There is no statutory basis for community sentences imposed on British citizens by a court in another country, whether in the EU or outside it, to be enforced by the UK authorities; we are therefore not aware of any British citizens who have received a community sentence from a court in another jurisdiction and been transferred to the UK to serve that sentence.

The Framework Decision on Prisoner Transfer allows British citizens to be transferred back to a UK prison to serve a custodial sentence imposed by a court in another EU jurisdiction, and to subsequently serve a British post-custodial licence in the UK.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
213978
Session
2014-15
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
British nationals abroad Probation Repatriation
Link
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