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Information about community sentences and probation orders.
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Wills and inheriting
Two thirds of people in the UK die before they make a will. If you are cohabiting, you cannot afford to be one of them. Without a will, your partner won't automatically inherit anything from you, no matter how long you've been together.
Probation
https://www.gov.uk/guide-to-probation/overview
Includes information about what you must and must not do and what happens if you break the rules of your probation.
GOV.UK https://www.gov.uk/
Community sentences
https://www.gov.uk/community-sentences/overview
Explains what community sentences are and how they work. Also gives details of different types of community sentences.
GOV.UK https://www.gov.uk/
The rules you have to follow when you are on Licence (PDF)
www.prisonreformtrust.org.uk/Portals/0/Documents/Lic...
Anyone that has served a prison sentence of 12 months or more will be given a Probation Officer when they leave prison.This Probation Officer (who is called a Supervising Officer) is there to support you to keep to the rules set down in your licence agreement. Explains how to get through your time on licence without breaking any rules.
Prison Reform Trust www.prisonreformtrust.org.uk/
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