Hospital or prison

Going in and out of hospital or prison

Whilst a person who is subject to registration requirements is either detained in prison or admitted to hospital, the registration requirements are suspended. 

A person who is detained in prison (not police custody following an arrest) must notify within three days of release from prison, regardless of where they are residing, this includes if they are returning to their previous address. If they have no address they must attend and register as No Fixed Abode within three days.  

A person who has been in hospital is not required to re-register if they are returning to their previous address unless their annual re-registration date has passed. They are however required to register if they are released to an alternative address, this includes an interim care facility or care home.  The exception to this is a person who has been detained in hospital as part of their sentence for an offence, commonly referred to as a hospital order. In these cases, the registration requirements are the same as those for release from prison.