ADVICE - Can i leave country for short holiday whilst on probation ?

stylus360

Hi All

I was put on probation in January for a driving offence and have have to turn up once a month to sign that i have been and that's it.

Probation can not do anything 'to help' me as such and this punishment was given instead of a short community service order (i could not do as work full time and have to goto hospital at weekends).

Last year i had booked/payed a small skiing trip to Andorra and wondered if it's ok to go ?

I have mentioned it to my probation officer and she said she had no problems BUT could not say i might get stopoped at the airport ????

Anyone got any experience of this ?

Thanks

holidaymonster

I haven't any experience in this but just had a quick google and came up with this ?? In particular section (e) ? Maybe your probation officer could give you a letter or form maybe ? Hope this helps a little ?
Standard conditions of licence

The Criminal Justice (Sentencing) (Licence Conditions) Order 2005 (Statutory Instrument 2005 No. 648) below sets out the standards conditions. An explanatory note for the SI is also available.

(1) The conditions set out in paragraph (2) are the standard conditions prescribed for the purposes of section 250 (1) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003.

(2) The prisoner must-

(a) keep in touch with the responsible officer as instructed by him;

(b) receive visits from the responsible officer as instructed by him;

(c) permanently reside at an address approved by the responsible officer and obtain the prior permission of the responsible officer for any stay of one or more nights at a different address;

(d) undertake work (including voluntary work) only with the approval of the responsible officer and obtain his prior approval in relation to any change in the nature of that work;

(e) not travel outside the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man without the prior permission of the responsible officer, except where he is deported or removed from the United Kingdom in accordance with the Immigration Act 1971 or the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 [See Article 3 Explanatory note];

(f) be of good behaviour, and not behave in a way which undermines the purposes of the release on licence, which are to protect the public, prevent re-offending and promote successful re-integration into the community;

(g) not commit any offence.

johannalf88

It depends what you are on. I assume you aren't on a licence (would have been sentenced to more than 12m in prison.) So guessing u r on either a community order or a Suspended Sentence order, in which case the requirements come in to play!

stylus360

No, i am not on license and my probation is great and fully supports me going (she ski's herself).

She even stated in the monthly appointment does fall on the date of my hols then she will move it.

Thanks for the replies guys, much appreciated, i really need this hol after the last few months.....