# The Service Custody and Service of Relevant Sentences Rules 2009, Article 56

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

The purpose of MCTC is to hold detainees safely and securely and to provide purposeful training, activity and facilities in order that—
(a) those detainees who are to return to service with Her Majesty’s forces after completing their sentence improve their service efficiency, discipline and morale and will determine to become better members of the armed forces; and
(b) those detainees who are to be dismissed or discharged from Her Majesty’s forces enhance their potential for self-sufficiency and responsible citizenship.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/1096/article/56 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/service-custody-and-service-of-relevant-sentences-rules-2009/article-56
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