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Parole Board Member Recruitment
Information on the process for licence terminations for those serving Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) or Detention for Public Protection (DPP) sentence
Revised Guidance on Quality Assurance
Parole Board's Complaints Policy and Code of Conduct for Members and Staff.
The Parole Board decides whether prisoners who are serving certain types of sentences can be released.
Member guidance for cases where the prisoner’s first language is not English (or Welsh), and translation of documents, or an interpreter, may be needed.
Improving victims engagement in the parole process
Members of the public can now request summaries of parole decisions.
The Parole Board Rules 2019 were introduced on 22 July 2019 and apply to all parole cases referred to the Parole Board on or after that date.
The Parole Board reconsideration mechanism was launched on 22 July 2019. This allows parties to the case to apply for reconsideration of a parole decision.
Revised Guidance on Oral Hearings
Parole Board continue to follow government advice to postpone all oral hearings
The is a public guide to show the Decision-Making Framework used by Parole Board members
An outline of the parole process
A Parole Board decision can be challenged through: The reconsideration mechanism, an application to set aside a decision and Judicial review
The Parole Board welcomes feedback from anyone and as such we have developed a new avenue to provide feedback.
Guidance for Parole Board members on the changes brought about by the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders (LASPO) Act 2012.
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 is committed to protecting and promoting equality and diversity and this guidance sets out its duty under the Equality Act 2010
The power to refer high-risk prisoners to the Board, in place of automatic release, is set out in the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022
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