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Revised Guidance on Judicial Reviews and Private Law Claims
This guidance supports Parole Board panels in identifying when a specialist report may be required and in making directions for specialist reports.
This is the revised guidance on Types of Cases.
This guide for staff, offenders and their representatives covers what happens in the parole process, and the duties of the practitioners involved.
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
This guidance provides information about the different types of sentence and cases which panels may come across.
Member guidance for cases where the prisoner’s first or preferred language is Welsh, as well as any other individual that communicates with the Board in Welsh.
Guidance for Parole Board members and parole practitioners about what is expected of them when contributing to an oral hearing.
The Parole Board has revised its policy and guidance on digitally recording parole proceedings.
This booklet is for prisoners who decide not to have help from a lawyer when getting ready for their parole review and how best to prepare for an oral hearing.
The Parole Board has published guidance for its members on factors to take into consideration when reviewing cases of young adults.
Guidance for Parole Board members regarding interventions undertaken by prisoners.
The updated Framework for the panelling of cases for paper reviews.
This guidance offers information on the Board's duties under the Code of Practice for Victims of Crime.
This booklet answers common questions victims have about parole and how the Parole Board works.
Guidance on Restorative Justice has been in development for some time, following a multi-agency Restorative Justice Workshop in September 2019.
Prioritisation Framework for Paper Reviews under the Member Case Assessment Process (June 2023 v1.0)
Guidance to provide advice to Parole Board members who may find themselves appointed to a hearing which is to be held in public.
How Parole Board members decide to refer cases to an oral hearing, and the rules they must follow when making this decision.
This guidance relates to prisoners who have been transferred from England and Wales to another United Kingdom jurisdiction and vice versa.
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