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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/prisons-and-young-offenders-institutions-scotland-rules-1994/article-122",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1994/1931",
  "legislation_title": "The Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Rules 1994",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/prisons-and-young-offenders-institutions-scotland-rules-1994",
  "path": "article/122",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "122",
  "heading": "Pre-parole/pre-life licence leave",
  "text": "(1) In this rule, “pre-parole/pre-life licence leave” means temporary release of an eligible prisoner for the purposes of enabling him to visit his home or other approved place for a period not exceeding 3 days prior to the date fixed for his release on licence.\n(2) On the application of an eligible prisoner and subject to rule 126, the Governor may grant the prisoner pre-parole/pre-life licence leave if he is of the opinion that–\n(a) the period of leave will materially assist preparations for the prisoner’s release; and\n(b) having regard to the relevant criteria applicable to the granting of such leave, it is appropriate to do so.\n(3) For the purposes of this rule, a prisoner is an eligible prisoner only if at the time of his application–\n(a) he is not disqualified from consideration for any reason specified in rule 124;\n(b) he is assigned security category D;\n(c) he has not previously been granted long home leave in terms of rule 121; and\n(d) he is–\n(i) an “existing life prisoner” within the meaning of paragraph 1 of Schedule 6 to the 1993 Act and the Parole Board for Scotland has recommended his release on licence in terms of section 25 or 26 of the Act;\n(ii) an “existing prisoner” or an “existing child detainee” within the meaning of paragraph 1 of Schedule 6 to the 1993 Act who is serving a sentence of imprisonment or detention for a period of 18 months or more and the Parole Board for Scotland has recommended his release on licence in terms of section 22 or 25 of the Act;\n(iii) a life prisoner whose sentence was imposed on or after 1st October 1993 and the Parole Board for Scotland has recommended his release on licence in terms of section 1 of the 1993 Act;\n(iv) a long-term prisoner and the Parole Board for Scotland has recommended his release on licence in terms of section 1, 6 or 7 of the 1993 Act, and the Secretary of State has on the basis of that recommendation decided that the prisoner should be released on licence; or\n(v) a discretionary life prisoner within the meaning of section 2 of the 1993 Act and the Secretary of State has decided to refer the prisoner’s case to the Parole Board for Scotland.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Sections 22, 25 and 26 were repealed by the 1993 Act, Schedule 7, but saved for certain purposes by Schedule 6 of that Act."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/1931/article/122",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T13:28:57.887435+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}