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Overview and guidance on parole for children and young people.
This is the revised guidance on Duty Member Activities.
The Parole Board Interim Covid-19 Guidance issued in October 2020 has been replaced with a Frequently Asked Questions document.
This guide is for anyone wishing to support or help someone in prison who is going through a parole review.
Guidance on the work of the Duty Member
This is the revised guidance on Types of Cases.
The Parole Board has issued guidance to members on children and prisoners in secure hospitals/mental health units during the parole process
Parole Board guidance for members regarding prisoners who are children.
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.
This is the guide for Parole Board oral hearings.
This is the summary of the decision following the parole review for Glyn Razzell
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
The updated Framework for the panelling of cases for paper reviews.
Parole Board continue to follow government advice to postpone all oral hearings
Guidance for Parole Board panels on considering protected characteristics.
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