The Wirral Globe (more local to the actual area) gives some background to the extra 'year on licence' (emphasis added)
Liverpool Echo, 10 July 2017
Judge Norman Wright jailed Fuge for 17 years with an extended year on licence.
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/cross-dressing-jehovahs-witness-raped-13311020
Wirral Globe, 10 July 2017
The judge imposed an extra year’s licence as he is classed as a person of particular concern.
http://www.wirralglobe.co.uk/news/15401699.17_year_sentence_for_Wirral_man_who_sexually_abused_young_girl/