Release on licence in England and Wales can refer to * Release from prison on

temporary licence Temporary licence, formally called release on temporary licence (ROTL) and also informally known as temporary release, is a form of temporary parole for prisoner A prisoner (also known as an inmate or detainee) is a person who is deprived of ...

, followed by return to prison. * Release from prison on

parole Parole (also known as provisional release or supervised release) is a form of early release of a prison inmate where the prisoner agrees to abide by certain behavioral conditions, including checking-in with their designated parole officers, or ...

, subject to recall to prison if conditions of parole are violated. * Release from prison on standard licence, which lasts for the remainder of the offender's sentence unless the conditions of the licence are breached. If the conditions are breached, the offender may be recalled to custody. This differs from parole in that the release process occurs automatically at a set point during the sentence, whereas parole must be approved by the parole board.

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