Rolf Harris verdict

whenim64, when you say just enough time to get treatment programme in whilst in custody do you mean the 5 years 9 months or the half that he will possibly serve?

The one thing is that he will not be able to assimilate quietly back into society and possibly re-offend, because of his high profile. No hiding place.
That is if he ever comes out, thinking of his age and did I hear that more charges are being considered?

Just enough time to get treatment programme in whilst in custody. He'll be subject to MAPPA and because of his high public profile will be assessed at high risk level. Licence conditions will prevent him having contact with under-18s, be subject to sex offender registration, comply with reporting to police and receiving visits at home, attend probation appointments and undertake any further treatment needed, not undertake work that compromises his parole conditions (victims who are distressed by seeing him in media will be able to submit their concerns in advance of parole licence conditions being agreed). Breach any conditions and he can be recalled to prison during the full term of the sentence.

"I'm rolf the lag diddle diddle diddle dum"
5 yrs and 9 months! Is that all? Why was his age taken into account and not the age of his victims? I'm sure that he will be welcomed into jail by other prisioners.....NOT.
Perhaps he can organise community singing or painting classes??? "Can you tell what it is yet?"

He'll be eligible to apply for parole at the half way stage but whether he will get it first time of applying is discretionery, depending on progress in prison and reduction of assessed risk.

I think he'll be subject to monitoring on release, and expected to undertake offender type groups in hmp.

I hope wheni'm will pop in before long, and give us accurate information about the monitoring etc. I think this sentence is long enough for him to be expected to work on his offending behaviour, and will he be subject to Mappa on release?

Abour two and a half years I should think

I wonder how much of that he will actually serve?