# The Early Release of Prisoners (Scotland) Regulations 2025, Regulation 4: Release of prisoner where unspent conviction becomes spent


(1) Paragraph (2) applies to a person who is not to be released in accordance with regulation 3 on the basis that they fall within regulation 2(8)(a) or (b).
(2) Where that person’s conviction for an offence described in regulation 2(8)(a) or (b) becomes spent before the latest release date, that person is to be released as soon as reasonably practicable on or after the date on which the offence became spent, but no later than the latest release date.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2025/9780111063781/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-early-release-of-prisoners-scotland-regulations-2025/regulation-4
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