Offenders sentenced to 12 months or more in prison will be released at the halfway point in their sentence, unless they are considered too dangerous. 

 

They will stay on licence in the community for the rest of the sentence and will continue any rehabilitative work begun in prison.

 

This means they must report regularly to London Probation Trust staff and keep to the conditions of their licence, e.g. not approaching a victim, staying out of a particular neighbourhood, observing a curfew or living in probation Approved Premises.

 

Offenders who fail to keep to the terms of their licence may be returned to prison.