Parole Board Legal Position Statement: for legal practitioners
A guide for legal practitioners about how the Parole Board handles litigation and the way it deals with judicial reviews.
Applies to England and Wales
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Parole Board Legal Position Statement 2021
The Parole Board (the “Board”) has reviewed and updated its litigation strategy as of May 2021.
The Parole Board Legal Position Statement 2021 will apply to all new pre action correspondence and claims made against the Board.
The new strategy makes it clear that the Board is a court like body, and that the Board will treat challenges to judicial decisions of the Board in accordance with the relevant law on participation of courts and tribunals in such challenges.
Service
The Parole Board accepts service of letters or proceedings either by email to Litigation@Paroleboard.gov.uk, or by post to the following address:
Litigation Team
The Parole Board for England and Wales
3rd Floor
10 South Colonnade
London E14 4PU
Last updated 1 August 2019 + show all updates
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First published.
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The Parole Board (the “Board”) has reviewed and updated its Litigation Strategy in light of changes to the Parole Board Rules and the wider caselaw. From 1 August 2019, the Parole Board Litigation Strategy 2019 will apply to all new pre action correspondence and claims made against the Board.
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The Parole Board revised its Litigation Strategy in August 2015. All pre-action Article 5(4) claims which are received on or after 2 September 2015 will be dealt with under the Revised Strategy.