# Prisoners (Control of Release) (Scotland) Act 2015, Introduction: Introductory text


An Act of the Scottish Parliament to amend the rules as to automatic early release of long-term prisoners from prison on licence and to allow prisoners serving all but very short sentences to be released from prison on a particular day suitable for their re-integration into the community.
The Bill for this Act of the Scottish Parliament was passed by the Parliament on 23rd June 2015 and received Royal Assent on 4th August 2015

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2015/8/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/prisoners-control-of-release-scotland-act-2015/introduction
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.