Collection

Parole Board guidance for practitioners

Information for Parole Board members and other practitioners on the parole process, including detailed guidance on oral hearings.

• From: Parole Board
• Published: 30 July 2014
• Last updated: 11 November 2019 — See all updates

• The Parole Board Rules 2019
• The Parole Board Rules 2016.
• The Parole Board (Amendment) Rules 2018

Documents

• Parole Board Information Booklet for Victims
  • 13 May 2015
  • Guidance
• Guidance on Allegations (September 2023 v2.0)
  • 13 August 2021
  • Guidance
• Stakeholder Response Form
  • 7 December 2022
  • Form
• Parole Board oral hearing administration and attendance policy framework
  • 25 August 2023
  • Guidance
• Member Case Assessment (MCA) Guidance
  • 7 December 2022
  • Guidance
• Easy Read guides for prisoners
  • 13 July 2015
  • Guidance
• Referring cases to Parole Board oral hearings
  • 1 December 2013
  • Guidance
• Oral hearing listing framework 2023 for parole cases
  • 4 July 2018
  • Guidance
• Contributing to a Parole Board oral hearing
  • 1 November 2013
  • Guidance
• Juvenile Oral Hearings: Parole Board policy
  • 1 November 2010
  • Policy paper
• Parole and the LASPO Act 2012
  • 1 December 2013
  • Guidance
• Parole Board and Ministry of Justice framework document
  • 1 July 2012
  • Corporate report
• The parole journey: for parole practitioners
  • 28 July 2014
  • Guidance
• Observer guidance - private hearings (January 2025 v2.1)
  • 24 February 2025
  • Guidance
• Children and Young People - Overview and Guidance
  • 17 June 2015
  • Guidance
• Deferrals guidance for Parole Board members
  • 17 July 2015
  • Guidance
• Non-disclosure guidance for Parole Board members (March 2024)
  • 30 October 2019
  • Guidance

Published 30 July 2014

Last updated 11 November 2019 + show all updates

1. 11 November 2019

   The 'Parole Board oral hearing administration and attendance policy framework' has been added to this collection of documents. The framework was published by the MoJ and HMPPS on 4 November 2019.

2. 10 April 2017

   Updated MCA guidance.

3. 30 July 2014

   First published.