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Revised Guidance on Foreign National Prisoners
An outline of the parole process
The Parole Board Observer Guidance has been updated.
The is a public guide to show the Decision-Making Framework used by Parole Board members
The latest revised guidance on victims.
Guidance for members on risk assessment of prisoners.
The Easy Read guides help explain to prisoners how the parole process works.
The guidance is part of a range of initiatives to move the Parole Board to a trauma-informed and trauma-responsive organisation.
Latest guidance on how Parole Board panels make decisions.
This guidance is for Parole Board members carrying out Oral Hearing work.
Latest guidance on reconsideration sets out the process from start to finish.
The updated Framework for listing oral hearings.
The Parole Board has published guidance for its members on factors to take into consideration when reviewing cases where mental capacity is a consideration.
This guidance is to assist Parole Board Panels with their understanding of, and responsibility for, setting licence conditions.
The Decision Writing Guidance is for all members involved in writing and reviewing Parole Board decisions.
Guidance for panels to identify if/when the support of an intermediary may be required for a prisoner.
A guide for legal practitioners about how the Parole Board handles litigation and the way it deals with judicial reviews.
This is the revised guidance on Types of Cases.
New guidance on Helen's Law sets out information and advice regarding the Board’s duty to consider the non-disclosure of information about victims by prisoners
The Parole Board is committed to protecting and promoting equality and diversity and this guidance sets out its duty under the Equality Act 2010
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