Again, this is about harmonising the previous two schemes into a single scheme under the 2003 act. Home detention curfew self help toolkit what is home detention curfew hdc. More inmates to be released early under home curfew rules. More prisoners to be freed with tag as earlyrelease. The home detention curfew hdc scheme was introduced following the passage of the crime and disorder act 1998. Ms ewing explained that a number of exclusions from hdc would continue to apply.
Home office research development and statistics directorate. The home detention curfew hdc scheme provides a managed transition from prison to community for offenders serving short sentences. If you are released on hdc, you will be required to wear an electronic tag, normally around your ankle. They will normally be released on hdc unless there are clear grounds to indicate that they are unlikely successfully to complete the period on curfew. View or download all content the institution has subscribed to. Home detention curfew and restriction of liberty orders. Shamed mp jim devine freed after four months the independent. It is a scheme by which a prisoner can be released early subject to an electronically monitored curfew. Ryan harman of the prison reform trust, has published an article in the latest edition of inside time explaining the eligibility criteria and process for home detention curfew hdc. This blog item examines recent significant changes to the. The home detention curfew hdc scheme was introduced on 28 january 1999. At any one time there are around 300 people under these arrangements in our communities and the vast majority of those are completed successfully without any breaches. Publication scheme home detention curfew and restriction of liberty orders electronic monitoring standard operating procedure notice. The home detention curfew hdc scheme was introduced in january 1999 to the whole of england and wales.
If a fno is lawfully released on hdc, and a decision is later taken by the home office. Hdc was first introduced in 1999 but rapidly peaked in use with the proportion of eligible prisoners being granted hdc declining from 40% to 20% in the 19992018 period. The focus is the process from assessing eligibility for the scheme to the decision on whether to release, and it therefore needs to be read in conjunction. Article information, pdf download for home detention with electronic. It prepares prisoners for release, reintegrates them into the community and reduces the risk of them reoffending. This is a scheme to accommodate people on bail and on home detention curfew. Introduction on 2nd january, 2018 the government issued revised guidance to prison governors, to be implemented immediately, and designed to increase the numbers of determinate sentence prisoners released early on hdc. I am today announcing a change to the home detention curfew scheme.
Introduction hdc emerged together with community penalties based on some kind of curfew arrangement using electronic monitoring. Where other persons are living at the proposed release address, you should ensure that they understand the nature of the home detention curfew scheme and the possible impact of the. In the first year of operation on average approximately 2,000 prisoners were subject to home detention curfew at any one time. Better to be a prisoner in your own home the independent. Olivier marie, research centre for education and the labour market roa, maastricht university and centre for economic performance cep, london school of economics karenoreton, m offender management analytical services, ministry of. The scheme enables prisoners to be released from prison early. Plan to extend early prisoner release scheme bbc news. It provides an effective and measured transition for offenders moving from custody into the community. The home detention curfew, or a tag as it is commonly known, is a scheme that allows certain prisoners to serve the last part of their sentence at home. The move may reduce pressure on prison numbers but the type of offenders the scheme. Prison service order 6000 parole release and recall justice. Research summary 111 the effect of early release of prisoners on. Home detention with electronic monitoring the new zealand. Detention service order guidance about how uk visas and immigration decides to apply the home detention curfew hdc scheme to foreign offenders.
Laspo general summary of release and recall provisions. Home detention curfew is an important part of our justice system. Research, development and statistics directorate topics covered include an analysis of release rates and recalls to prison. Hdc is a scheme which allows some people to be released from custody early to a suitable address, providing. The ministry of justice has issued revised guidance for its home detention curfew hdc scheme, which sees eligible prisoners released under strict monitoring conditions, including a tag and a. Last friday, 2,718 prisoners were on the scheme, which is known as home detention curfew hdc.
Overview the home detention curfew scheme came into force on 28 january 1999. The scheme is used for prisoners who are sentenced to terms greater than three months. Some prisoners are released early subject to a curfew which requires them to be at home for between 912 hours. Home detention curfew is a detention scheme in the united kingdom whereby certain shortterm criminals are released from prison several weeks to months. Families outside produces information sheets to help you, and if your family member is being considered for home detention curfew a tag, it may be useful to have some further facts about this. Home detention curfew hdc came into use in scotland in 2006 and allows prisoners, mainly on shorter sentences, to serve up to a quarter of their sentence for a maximum of six months and a minimum of two weeks on licence in the community, while wearing an electronic tag. The purpose of the scheme is to manage more effectively the transition of offenders from custody back into the community. Under the home detention scheme, inmates serve some of their sentence at home and have to abide by stipulated curfew. They are adults who need a suitable address, or some support, so. An evaluation of the home detention curfew scheme home office research study no. Citeseerx 1 early release from prison and recidivism. Prison service instruction number 312006 impact of the criminal justice act 2003 on home detention curfew hdc and consolidation of guidance issued during 2004. Weiner 2001 electronic monitoring of released prisoners. Hmics hmics independent assessment of police scotlands.
In addition, someone may be put on a tag as part of a community order set by the court. Home detention with electronic monitoring was introduced in new zealand in october 1999. Hundreds of prisoners could be freed early to help ease. Rules and guidance for prison and probation staff on the home detention curfew hdc scheme.
Hundreds of prisoners could reportedly be given early release into the community to help ease capacity concerns in jails. It was already 28 days for 2003 act prisoners but under the 1991 act hdc scheme it was 30 days. Some prisoners are released early subject to a curfew which requires them to be at home for between 912 hours per day, allowing them to live at home and to work during the final weeks of their sentence. The ministry of justice says only a fifth eligible for home detention curfew are currently being released. Electronic tag numbers up as prisoner population falls. If you are released on hdc you will have rules to follow about where you can go and what time you have to be back at home. For most eligible prisoners hdc will be a normal part of their progression through. The home detention curfew hdc scheme was introduced on 28 january. View notes psi432012 home detention curfew scheme 1. It would thus seem timely to critically consider this form of early release from prison and assess the arguments for and against such a. I am today announcing a change to the home detention curfew scheme that will provide earlier resettlement opportunities for lower risk offenders and help to deal with the pressures on the prison population i have tabled a draft order under section34a6 of the criminal justice act 1991 as amended to change the requisite period that a prisoner must spend in custody before becoming. The home detention curfew hdc, or tag as it is often referred to is a scheme that allows certain prisoners, including 16 and 17 year olds, to serve the final part of their sentence up to one quarter.
It is an early release option for people sentenced to varying lengths of imprisonment. Understanding home detention curfews plias resettlement. The labour government introduced the bail and accommodation service bass in england and wales in 2007. The legal aid, sentencing and punishment of offenders laspo act 2012 home detention curfew hdc. Devine will be on the home detention curfew scheme for the next four months before spending the last eight months of. The bail accommodation and support service house of.
The home detention curfew, or a tag as it is commonly known, is a scheme that allows certain prisoners to serve the last part of their sentence at home, or another suitable address, for up to a maximum period of 6 months. The bbc understands this is the first time the number of offenders on electronic tags has surpassed the 3,000 mark since the tagging scheme known as hdc home detention curfew. The timing of the announcement is likely to fuel speculation that it is linked to fears of a. The legal aid, sentencing and punishment of offenders act 2012 laspo has created a single statutory scheme with effect from 3 december 2012.
Eligible prisoners are subject to a careful risk assessment before any decision is taken to grant them early release. This publication is available to download in other formats. In the first year of the scheme, approximately 16,000 prisoners were released up. Home detention with electronic monitoring was introduced in new zealand in october. The home detention curfew scheme came into force on 28 january 1999. Home detention curfew is a scheme which allows some people to be released early from custody if they have a suitable address to go to. Justice committee home detention curfew licence amendment scotland order 2016, 7th report, 2016 session 5 2 7. Home detention curfew a person you may care about is in prison and serving a sentence and you may be unsure of some of the procedures. Detainees, as they are called, are released to their homes, and monitored by. If you have access to journal via a society or associations, read the instructions below.
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