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Guidance to provide advice to panel chairs who are appointed to chair public hearings.
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.
The operational protocol sets out how the parole system operates
The Parole Board has extended its approved Welsh Language Scheme for a further two-year period, from 2021 until 2023.
This is the revised guidance on Types of Cases.
Revised guidance on prisoners who are transgender
Overview and guidance on parole for children and young people.
Guidance for Parole Board members and parole practitioners about what is expected of them when contributing to an oral hearing.
Revised Guidance on Representation
The Parole Board is committed to protecting and promoting equality and diversity and this guidance sets out its duty under the Equality Act 2010
Revised Guidance on Prisoners who are Transgender
Information setting out how the Parole Board uses Twitter.
This guidance offers information on the Board's duties under the Code of Practice for Victims of Crime.
Parole Board duty members deal with requests received from the Secretary of State or the prisoner/legal representative that fall outside routine processes.
Guidance for Parole Board members on the changes brought about by the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders (LASPO) Act 2012.
Vacancy: Non-Executive Director of the Management Committee of the Parole Board for England and Wales and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee
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 Decision Writing Guidance is for all members involved in writing and reviewing Parole Board decisions.
The Parole Board's guidance to members on deferrals.
Guidance for Parole Board panels on considering protected characteristics.
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