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Guidance for Parole Board members regarding interventions undertaken by prisoners.
This guidance provides information about the different types of sentence and cases which panels may come across.
The Easy Read guides help explain to prisoners how the parole process works.
Revised Guidance on Representation
Revised Guidance on Foreign National Prisoners
The is a public guide to show the Decision-Making Framework used by Parole Board members
Information on the process for licence terminations for those serving Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) or Detention for Public Protection (DPP) sentence
The Parole Board Observer Guidance has been updated.
The key principles the Parole Board must follow when considering an allegation that has been made against a prisoner and the allegation is disputed.
This guidance is to assist Parole Board Panels with their understanding of, and responsibility for, setting licence conditions.
This guidance on non-disclosure applications was revised in March 2024.
This booklet answers common questions victims have about parole and how the Parole Board works.
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 guidance is part of a range of initiatives to move the Parole Board to a trauma-informed and trauma-responsive organisation.
Revised Guidance on Judicial Reviews and Private Law Claims
Revised Guidance on Restricted Patients and the Mental Health Act.
This is guidance for Parole Board members when a situation arises that a case cannot be progressed at any stage during a review.
An outline of the parole process
Latest guidance on reconsideration sets out the process from start to finish.
This guidance supports Parole Board panels in identifying when a specialist report may be required and in making directions for specialist reports.
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