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Application for a public hearing in the case of Anthony Jewell

You will find below a summary of the application for the oral hearing of Anthony Jewell to be made public.

From:
Parole Board
Published
21 April 2026

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

Proforma for Representations

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Details

Parole Board Chair – Alexandra Marks

It is the Board Chair’s preliminary view that it is in the interests of justice for the case to possibly be heard in public. The reasons are:

  1. The serious nature of the offence and of the case as a whole.
  2. Mr Jewell was convicted of conspiracy to supply class A and B drugs, conspiracy to commit arson and firearms offences.
  3. The case includes gang related violence, violence against women and serious firearms offences alleged to have been directed by Mr Jewell.
  4. It would be in the public interest to understand the role and behaviour of Mr Jewell within a gang, the operational function within a drug dealing operation.
  5. There is public interest in this case, not simply the facts of the index offence but Mr Jewell’s subsequent custodial behaviour.
  6. Gang related violence causes great public concern. Transparency of Parole Board risk assessment is important to public confidence in the criminal justice system.
  7. It follows that the interests of justice mean that there is a need for public scrutiny of the Parole Board’s decision and consideration of risk to public safety.

If anyone wishes to make representations regarding this application the Parole Board Rules now allow for submissions from the press and public. There are five working days from publication in which to do this. You can make these representations via the proforma attached on this page. Proforma for representations - GOV.UK

The deadline for representations is midday on Tuesday 28 April 2026

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Published 21 April 2026

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