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Parole Act 2002

Parole and other release from detention - Preliminary provisions relating to parole and other release from detention

3: Purpose

You could also call this:

"This law is about helping decide when people in prison can be released."

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The purpose of the Parole Act 2002 is to change the law about releasing people from prison who have been sentenced to imprisonment. This Act replaces some parts of the Criminal Justice Act 1985, which are Parts 4 and 6. You can find these replaced parts in the Criminal Justice Act 1985 by following the links to Part 4 and Part 6.

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Part 1Parole and other release from detention
Preliminary provisions relating to parole and other release from detention

3Purpose

  1. The purpose of this Act is to reform the law relating to the release from detention of offenders serving sentences of imprisonment, and to replace the provisions of Parts 4 and 6 of the Criminal Justice Act 1985.