Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
c. 537
- (b) the rehabilitation period applicable to a sentence specified in the first column of Table B below is the period specified in the second column of that Table in relation to that sentence;
reckoned in either case from the date of the conviction in respect of which the sentence was imposed.
TABLE A
Rehabilitation periods subject to reduction by half for persons under 17
| Sentence | Rehabilitation period |
|---|---|
| A sentence of imprisonment or corrective training for a term exceeding six months but not exceeding thirty months. | Ten years |
| A sentence of cashiering, discharge with ignominy or dismissal with disgrace from Her Majesty's service | Ten years |
| A sentence of imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months. | Seven years |
| A sentence of dismissal from Her Majesty's service. | Seven years |
| Any sentence of detention in respect of a conviction in service disciplinary proceedings. | Five years |
| A fine or any other sentence subject to rehabilitation under this Act, not being a sentence to which Table B below or any of subsections (3) to (8) below applies. | Five years |
TABLE B
Rehabilitation periods for certain sentences confined to young offenders
| Sentence | Rehabilitation period |
|---|---|
| A sentence of Borstal training. | Seven years |
| Act of 1937. | Five years |
| A sentence of detention for a term not exceeding six months passed under either of those provisions. | Three years |
| An order for detention in a detention centre made under section 4 of the 1961 c. 39. 1963 c. 39.Criminal Justice Act 1961 or under section 7 of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1963. |
Three years |
