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Release on temporary licence: caseworker guidance

Immigration staff guidance on Home Office policies for releasing foreign national offenders on temporary licence and transferring them to an open prison.

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Release on temporary licence and transfer to open conditions (category D)

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UK Visas and Immigration staff guidance on the Ministry of Justice national offender management service policies on releasing foreign national offenders from prison on temporary licence and transferring them to an open (‘Category D’) prison.

Updates to this page

Published 12 November 2015
Last updated 21 August 2025 + show all updates
  1. Updated to align with recent changes to the Ministry of Justice policy framework.

  2. First published.

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