Parole Act 2002

Parole and other release from detention - Sentence calculation - Determining how much time has been served

94: Time ceases to run in certain circumstances

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"Time in prison doesn't count in certain situations, like when you escape."

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When you are calculating how much time you have served in prison, time stops counting in certain situations. If you are in prison and you escape, the time you are on the run does not count towards your sentence. For people on parole or compassionate release, time stops counting as provided in section 60(4).

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Part 1Parole and other release from detention
Sentence calculation: Determining how much time has been served

94Time ceases to run in certain circumstances

  1. For the purpose of calculating how much time an offender who is subject to a sentence of imprisonment has served, time ceases to run,—

  2. for an offender detained in a prison, during any period when the offender is unlawfully at large from detention; and
    1. for an offender on parole or compassionate release, as provided in section 60(4).
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        Notes
        • Section 94(a): amended, on , by section 206 of the Corrections Act 2004 (2004 No 50).
        • Section 94(b): replaced, on , by section 55 of the Administration of Community Sentences and Orders Act 2013 (2013 No 88).
        • Section 94(c): repealed, on , by section 51(3) of the Parole Amendment Act 2007 (2007 No 28).