The consequences of receiving a fixed term of imprisonment in terms of time actually spent in prison

A prison sentence is actually a combination of time served in prison, time spent under curfew at home and time on unconditional or conditional licence. e.g. A person sentenced to one year will do 25% (3 months) served in prison, 25% (3 months) home detention curfew and 50% (6 months) on licence.
3 months Prison 3 months Curfew 6 months Licence

A one year sentence None

Home detention curfew (where eligible (not sex offenders not those who have previously breached terms of release)) 1/4 of sentence (after 4 wks) 135 days None Licence Period of curfew Remainder of sentence None The chart below shows the fraction of the sentence pronounced in court that is spent in each way. 100% 90% Percentage of nominal sentence 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 0.00 1.00 2.00 Nominal Sentence in Years 3.00

Home Detention Curfew

Served in prison

4.00

Other consequences that depend upon the period of imprisonment

Recommendation for deportatation of foreign criminals Discretionary Signing sex offence register (from date of conviction) 7 years Rehabilitation of offenders (from date of conviction) 7 years Automatic

10 Years

Indefinitely

10 Years

None

Progress through sentence

Unconditional

Licence