Prisoners' Earnings Act 1996

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The Prisoners' Earnings Act 1996 is an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The purpose of the Act was to allow the British Government to apply deductions and levies on the earnings of prisoners in respect of work carried by the prisoner during his period of detention. Thus when a prisoner carries out any task or duty within the prison, such as catering or cleaning, and receives payment for this, the Government may subject the earnings to deductions for: income tax, national insurance, court order payments, and child maintenance. The monies raised from the deductions and levies are to be used for: payments to voluntary organsiations concerned with crime support and prevention; payments to the Consolidated Fund to help pay for the cost of prisons; payments to any of the prisoner's dependants; or payments to an investment account on behalf of the prisoner for their benefit on release. The Act only applies in Great Britain and has no application in Northern Ireland.

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