Detail of Provisions Automatic early release Examples
18.A number of examples are provided below to illustrate the effect of the provision made by section 1 of the Act. However, it should be noted that these are approximations only, as release dates are calculated by the Scottish Prison Service in days rather than weeks/months/years. Further, under section 27(7) of the 1993 Act, release dates are brought forward very slightly to avoid releasing prisoners on particular days, but the effect of that is disregarded for the purpose of these examples. Finally, the examples do not rely upon sentencing guidelines in stating a sentence, as insufficient information is provided to make an assessment about the likelihood of a particular sentence being imposed in any given case.