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Parole Board guidance for practitioners

Information for Parole Board members and other practitioners on the parole process, including detailed guidance on oral hearings.

• From: Parole Board
• Published: 30 July 2014
• Last updated: 11 November 2019
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  1. 11 November 2019

     The 'Parole Board oral hearing administration and attendance policy framework' has been added to this collection of documents. The framework was published by the MoJ and HMPPS on 4 November 2019.

  2. 10 April 2017

     Updated MCA guidance.

  3. 30 July 2014

     First published.

• The Parole Board Rules 2019
• The Parole Board Rules 2016.
• The Parole Board (Amendment) Rules 2018

Documents

• Parole Board Information Leaflet for Victims and Survivors
  • 13 May 2015
  • Guidance
• Guidance on Allegations (September 2023 v2.0)
  • 13 August 2021
  • Guidance
• Stakeholder Response Form
  • 7 December 2022
  • Form
• Parole Board oral hearing administration and attendance policy framework
  • 31 July 2025
  • Guidance
• Member Case Assessment (MCA) Guidance
  • 7 December 2022
  • Guidance
• Easy Read guides for prisoners
  • 13 July 2015
  • Guidance
• Referring cases to Parole Board oral hearings
  • 1 December 2013
  • Guidance
• Oral hearing listing framework 2023 for parole cases
  • 4 July 2018
  • Guidance
• Contributing to a Parole Board oral hearing
  • 1 November 2013
  • Guidance
• Juvenile Oral Hearings: Parole Board policy
  • 1 November 2010
  • Policy paper
• Parole and the LASPO Act 2012
  • 1 December 2013
  • Guidance
• Parole Board and Ministry of Justice framework document
  • 1 July 2012
  • Corporate report
• The parole journey: for parole practitioners
  • 28 July 2014
  • Guidance
• Observer guidance - private hearings (January 2025 v2.1)
  • 24 February 2025
  • Guidance
• Children and Young People - Overview and Guidance
  • 17 June 2015
  • Guidance
• Deferrals guidance for Parole Board members
  • 17 July 2015
  • Guidance
• Non-disclosure guidance for Parole Board members (March 2024)
  • 30 October 2019
  • Guidance