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Overview and guidance on parole for children and young people.
Revised Guidance on Restricted Patients and the Mental Health Act.
This guide is for anyone wishing to support or help someone in prison who is going through a parole review.
The Easy Read guides help explain to prisoners how the parole process 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 Parole Board Interim Covid-19 Guidance issued in October 2020 has been replaced with a Frequently Asked Questions document.
The is a public guide to show the Decision-Making Framework used by Parole Board members
The Parole Board has issued guidance to members on children and prisoners in secure hospitals/mental health units during the parole process
This guidance on non-disclosure applications was revised in March 2024.
The Parole Board has submitted its response to the MoJ consultation: "Reconsideration of Parole Board decisions: creating a new and open system."
The Parole Board's guidance to members on deferrals.
Guidance for Parole Board members and parole practitioners about what is expected of them when contributing to an oral hearing.
How Parole Board members decide to refer cases to an oral hearing, and the rules they must follow when making this decision.
A comprehensive review of the generic parole process for indeterminate sentence prisoners.
This listing framework for Parole Board oral hearings sets out how the Parole Board prioritises oral hearings when there is a backlog
Parole Board continue to follow government advice to postpone all oral hearings
The Parole Board Observer Guidance has been completely revised and updated
The Parole Board has published guidance for its members on factors to take into consideration when reviewing cases of young adults.
Guidance on Case Conferences and Directions Hearings
Guidance on Restorative Justice has been in development for some time, following a multi-agency Restorative Justice Workshop in September 2019.
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