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The Parole Board is an independent body that carries out risk assessments on prisoners to determine whether they can be safely released into the community.
Our Commitment to Victims of Crime
Guidance
Improving victims engagement in the parole process
How we make our decisions
Guidance
The Parole Board decides whether prisoners who are serving certain types of sentences can be released.
Decision Summaries
Guidance
Members of the public can now request summaries of parole decisions.
The Parole Board reconsideration mechanism was launched on 22 July 2019. This allows parties to the case to apply for reconsideration of a parole decision.
Guidance and advice about coronavirus (COVID-19) in Parole Board settings for members, staff, MoJ, HMPPS and cross agency working.
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What the Parole Board does
The Parole Board is an independent body that carries out risk assessments on prisoners to determine whether they can be safely released into the community.
Parole Board is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Ministry of Justice.
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Contact Parole Board
General Enquiries
Floor 3
10 South Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London
E14 4PU
United Kingdom
Telephone
020 3880 0885
Media Enquiries
The Parole Board for England and Wales
Floor 3
10 South Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London
E14 4PU
United Kingdom
Telephone (office hours)
020 3880 0809
Telephone (out of hours)
07540 258997
Please be aware that the Parole Board will not comment on details of individual cases.
Chief Executive
The Parole Board for England and Wales
Floor 3
10 South Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London
E14 4PU
United Kingdom
Chair
The Parole Board for England and Wales
Floor 3
10 South Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London
E14 4PU
United Kingdom
Legal Adviser
Floor 3
10 South Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London
E14 4PU
United Kingdom
Telephone
020 3965 4455
Responsible for handling all litigation matters.
Representations
The Parole Board for England & Wales
Floor 3
10 South Colonnade
London
E14 4PU
United Kingdom
You can send parole representations to MCA@paroleboard.gov.uk if a parole review is at the Member Case Assessment (paper) hearing stage and you do not have the case manager's email address. Representations must be sent by email, unless a prisoner is sending in their own handwritten representations.
Make an FOI request
- Read about the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and how to make a request.
- Check our previous releases to see if we’ve already answered your question.
- Make a new request by contacting us using the details below.
Freedom of information enquiries
The Parole Board for England and Wales
Floor 3
10 South Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London
E14 4PU
United Kingdom
With COVID-19 restrictions ongoing, we are experiencing delays in how quickly some post is received. We recommend that requests are sent via email where possible to expedite the process.
Subject Access Requests
The Parole Board for England and Wales
Floor 3
10 South Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London
E14 4PU
United Kingdom
With COVID-19 restrictions ongoing, we are experiencing delays in how quickly some post is received. We recommend that requests are sent via email where possible to expedite the process.
Read more about how to make a request at the Information Commissioner's Office website: https://ico.org.uk/your-data-matters/your-right-of-access/
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