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The Framework has been revised to incorporate the changes brought in by the commencement of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act (2022). This includes the new test for open conditions.

The Framework sets out the mandatory requirements and guidance for all prison and probation staff involved in the generic parole process.

The Framework includes requirements and guidance for:

• Newly Sentenced Indeterminate and Parole Eligible Determinate Sentenced Prisoners
• Minimum Term Reviews for Prisoners sentenced to detention at Her Majestys Pleasure (HMP)
• Indeterminate Sentenced Foreign National Prisoners (IFNPs)
• Pre-Tariff Reviews for Indeterminate Sentenced Prisoners
• Exceptional Transfer to Open Conditions (without reference to the Parole Board)
• The Generic Parole Process (GPP)
• Reconsideration of Parole Board Decisions
• Setting the next review date
• Release of Indeterminate and Parole Eligible Determinate Sentenced Prisoners
• Adverse Developments whilst in open conditions or awaiting transfer to open conditions
• The transfer of prisoners during a Parole Board review
• Mental Health Cases

The Framework replaces PSI 22/2015 - PI 2015-14 AI 11/2015 - Generic Parole Process for Indeterminate and determinate sentenced prisoners (GPP); PSI 18/2012 PI 11/2012 - AI 05/2012 - Tariff Expired Removal Scheme (TERS); PSI 12/2016 Writing Healthcare Reports for The Parole and Recall Process; and PSI 36/2013 Transcripts of Sentencing Remarks (Court Transcripts).