Guidance

Guidance for Public Hearing Panel Chairs (v1.0 April 2026)

Guidance to provide advice to panel chairs who are appointed to chair public hearings.

• From: Parole Board
• Published: 17 April 2026

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

Guidance for panel chairs appointed to chair a public hearing

PDF, 211 KB, 12 pages

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Details

This guidance has been produced to provide advice to panel chairs who are appointed to chair a public hearing. It covers case management conferences and provides general guidance on the management of the closed and open parts of public hearings.

For anyone looking for advice on applying for a parole oral hearing to be made in public should read the application guidance which can be found here: Applying for a Parole review to be public

If you are looking for a decision about an application, please follow this link: Application Decisions

Published 17 April 2026