Aims & Purpose Background Theory How the Toolkit Works The Sentence Types of Prison NOMS Be Aware Behaviours Key Stages Arrest (Stage 1) Charge (Stage 2) Court (Stage 3) Starting the Sentence (Stage 4) First Visit (Stage 5) Serving the Sentence (Stage 6) Release (Stage 7)
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Key Stages
To access notes on each key stage of the process and the potential impact on the partner, child and family, choose a heading below.
The order may change if a person is remanded and the process may literally take years.
These stages are matched to the Cycle of Change.
- Stage 1 - Arrest
- Stage 2 - Charge
- Stage 3 - Court
- Stage 4 - Custody
- Stage 5 - 1st visit to prison
- Stage 6 - Serving the sentence
- Stage 7 - Release
