Appointment and reappointment of members to the Parole Board: March 2025
Lord Chancellor has approved the appointment and reappointments of Parole Board Members.
The Lord Chancellor has approved the reappointments of 36 Parole Board members, and the appointment of one member. Details of those reappointments and appointments, and their duration, is provided below.
Reappointment of existing members
Independent members
The following members will be reappointed for a further term of 5 years from 1 September 2025 until 31 August 2030:
- Jawaid Akhtar
- Rahila Akram
- Marc Callaghan
- Chris Evans
- Shazina Haider
- Deborah Hall
- Scott Handley
- Andrew McMillan
- Julia Mulligan
- Shazia Parveen
- Barbara Petchey
- Wendy Steele
- Jill Strachan
- Samantha Thompson
- Asrar Ul-Haq
- Alison Whalley
- Marc Callaghan
- Chris Evans
- Shazina Haider
- Deborah Hall
- Scott Handley
- Andrew McMillan
- Julia Mulligan
- Shazia Parveen
- Barbara Petchey
- Wendy Steele
- Jill Strachan
- Samantha Thompson
- Asrar Ul-Haq
- Alison Whalley
The following members will be reappointed for a further term of 5 years from 1 July 2025 until 30 June 2030:
- Malcolm Davidson
- Sian Flynn
- Alan Harris
- Bill Mayne
- Clare Mitchell
- Sue Smith
- Ilana Tessler
Psychologist members
The following members will be reappointed for a further term of 5 years from 1 September 2025 until 31 August 2030:
- Ian Burke
- Jennifer Cottam
- Rose Hooper
- Catrin Morrissey
- Jo Pallas
- Rayann Rawlins
- Tracey Tostevin
The following member will be reappointed for a further term of 5 years from 1 December 2025 until 31 November 2030:
- Sue Vivian-Byrne
The following member will be reappointed for a further term of 5 years from 1 January 2026 until 31 December 2031:
- Victoria Hatton
The following members will be reappointed for a further term of 1 year from 1 December 2025 until 30 November 2026:
- Brendan O’Mahony
Judicial member
The following member will be reappointed for a further term of 5 years from 1 July 2025 until 30 June 2030:
- His Honour Nick Coleman
Psychiatrist members
The following members will be reappointed for a further term of 5 years from 1 December 2025 until 30 November 2030:
- Lynne Daly
- Caryl Morgan
Appointment of new members
The following member has been appointed as an Independent member for a 5 year term from 20 January 2026 until 19 January 2031:
- Liane Davis