HDCED (Home Detention Curfew Eligibility Date)
Home Detention Curfew Eligibility Date - the date from which a prisoner may be considered for release on Home Detention Curfew (HDC). Not all prisoners are eligible, and release is not automatic. Section 26 of the Sentencing Act 2026 would exclude prisoners to whom section 244ZA or 247A of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 applies, but that section is not yet in force.
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HDC (Home Detention Curfew)
A scheme allowing eligible prisoners to be released early to serve the remainder of their sentence at home, wearing an electronic tag. Section 26 of the Sentencing Act 2026 would narrow eligibility, but it is not yet in force. Separately, anyone already released on a curfew licence before 1 October 2026 is not reached by the new release points until 12 October 2027 (SI 2026/953, regulation 4). Where someone is recalled after an HDC release, the automatic release period is the later of 56 days and the custodial period they would otherwise have served.