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Guidance
The Parole Board's duties towards victims of crime
- From:
- Parole Board
- Part of:
- Parole Board guidance for practitioners
- Published:
- 1 February 2014
- Last updated:
- 21 April 2017, see all updates
- Applies to:
- England (see publications for Northern Ireland and Scotland)
Guidance for members and victims of crime on the Parole Board's duties towards victims who give personal statements at oral hearings.
Documents
Practice Guidance for Members Duties towards Victims
PDF, 533KB, 23 pages
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Good Practice for Chairs
PDF, 169KB, 3 pages
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Details
The Parole Board must treat all victims of crime with sensitivity and respect and give them every chance to take part in oral hearings as part of the parole process.
Parole Board members have been provided with guidance on duties towards victims. This guidance was revised and updated in April 2017 to reflect current good practice and to meet a number of recommendations and standards from the Victims’ Commissioner.
There is also an information booklet specifically for victims of crime published in May 2015, which can be found here.
Document information
Published: 1 February 2014
Updated: 21 April 2017
- Updated guidance
- First published.
From: Parole Board