England and Wales · Last checked 10 September 2026. Remand days come off the time left in custody. This is not the prison’s date.
OfficialThese offences do not move on 1 October
- Rape and serious child sexual offences
- Unlawful killing, including manslaughter
- Cruelty to a child
- Indecent assault
- Causing death by driving or cycling
- Genocide and related international crimes
Source: SI 2026/953 Schedule. If the offence is on that list, keep today’s release point.
prisoncheckDo not use this for
- Life, IPP, or an extended determinate sentence
- Recall
- More than one sentence, or consecutive / concurrent mixes
- Scotland or Northern Ireland
50% today if the offence is excluded from SDS40 (sexual, domestic-abuse-related, national security, or serious violence of 4 years or more). SDS+ is a short list under section 244ZA — not the whole of Schedule 15. People already in custody move across by sentence length until 8 June 2027.