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The SDS40 Early Release Scheme was a stopgap measure, introduced by the Government to ease the pressure on the increased population pressures in the prison system. The policy itself affected certain cohorts of individuals to be released from custody after serving 40% of their sentence in custody as opposed to 50%. 

For advice and guidance around sentence calculations, sentence exclusions and how this can affect you, please get in touch. 

Probation Reset is an operational response to high probation service workload priorities, prison capacity issues and the impending 'SDS40’  temporary reduction in sentence served Prisoner Release scheme.

For advice on exemptions, changes, guiding principles and how this can affect your time in custody and on licence, please get in touch.