Our governance
The Parole Board’s Constitution, Management Committee, Senior Management Team and Sub-Committees.
Constitution
The Parole Board has a Constitution, approved by its members and Management Committee, which explains its legal status and powers and the roles and responsibilities of its Executive Officers and Committees.
Management Committee
The Management Committee meets at least eight times a year. It is responsible for:
- Setting the Parole Board’s objectives and business plans
- Reviewing key management information relating to the performance and operations of the Parole Board
- Approving the Parole Board’s budget and annual accounts
- Approving the Parole Board’s casework policy
- Safeguarding the Parole Board’s independence and impartiality
The full Terms of Reference and Operating Procedures for the Management Committee are here:
Members
The Management Committee’s members are:
- Caroline Corby, Chair
- Faith Geary, Interim Chief Executive Officer
- Peter Rook, Judicial Vice Chair
- Gary Sims, Non-Executive Director
- Alan Clamp, Non Executive Director
- Julie Dent, Non Executive Director
- Cassie Williams, Parole Board Member
- Maneer Afsar, Parole Board Member
- Rob McKeon, Parole Board Member
Accounting Officer
The Chief Executive Officer, Faith Geary, is the Parole Board’s Accounting Officer (AO). The Accounting Officer is responsible for:
- The day-to-day operations and management of the Parole Board
- Safeguarding the public funds for which he has charge
- Ensuring that those public funds are handled properly and in accordance with rules set out in Managing Public Money
- Complying with reporting and accounting responsibilities to Parliament including giving evidence to the Public Accounts Committee
Chair
The Chair of the Parole Board, Caroline Corby is responsible for:
- Communications between the Parole Board and the responsible Minister
- Representing the Board in its dealings with its stakeholders and the general public
- Ensuring that policies and actions are in accordance with the Parole Board’s legal responsibilities
- Supporting and appraising the performance of the Chief Executive, the Management Committee and sub-committees.
Senior Leadership Team
The Senior Leadership Team meets monthly and is responsible for:
- Producing the Management Committee’s business plan, the corporate governance statement and the Parole Board’s budget
- Monitoring performance and financial expenditure across the organisation
- Reviewing the organisation’s risks 4 times a year so appropriate steps can be taken to manage them
Members
Members of the Senior Leadership Team are:
- Faith Geary, Interim Chief Executive Officer (Chair of SMT)
- Stephanie McIntosh, Director of Special Projects
- Lucy Linton-Briggs , Chief Operating Officer
- Tania Hornibrook, Head of Operations
- Michael Atkins, Head of Legal
- Sharni Ecott, Head of Policy
- Gary Hopper, Head of Governance
- Jess Campbell, Head of People, Learning & Development
- Simon Kay, Head of Finance
Audit and Risk Committee
The committee meets at least 4 times a year and is responsible for:
- Reporting the results of the internal and external audits to the chief executive
- Advising the Parole Board on corporate governance and risk control, including information security
Members
The committee is made up of two of the Non-Executive Committee Members (one of whom is a qualified Accountant) and two Parole Board Members. They are:
- Gary Sims, Non-Executive Committee Member and ARC Chair
- Faith Geary, Interim Chief Executive Officer
- Alan Clamp, Non-Executive Committee Member
- Julia Mulligan, Parole Board Member Maneer Afsar, Parole Board Member
Meetings are also attended by the Ministry of Justice Internal Audit representative and External Audit representative.
The full Terms of Reference and Operating Procedures for the Audit and Risk Committee are here:
Standards Committee
The committee meets at least 4 times a year and is responsible for:
- Advising on issues relating to the standard and quality of Parole Board members’ work.
- Advising on issues relating to the support and development of Parole Board members.
Members
The committee is made up of one of the Non-Executive Committee Members, four Parole Board Members and the Chief Operating Officer Lucy Linton-Briggs. They are:
- Alan Clamp, Non-Executive Committee Member & SC Chair
- Melanie Essex, Parole Board Member
- Jo Dowling, Parole Board Member
- Pamela Attwell, Parole Board Member
His Honour Judge Leslie Spittle, Parole Board Member has been replaced by Stephen Silber.
The full Terms of Reference and Operating Procedures for the Standards Committee are here:
Review Committee
The purpose of this committee is to ensure that the Parole Board has arrangements in place to review decisions to release offenders on parole licence and on temporary licence in cases where the offender is alleged to have committed a serious further offence. The committee meets at least 4 times a year.
Members
The committee is made up of the Parole Board Vice Chair, four Parole Board Members and three external members. They are:
Review Committee Chair
- His Honour Judge Anthony Bate
Review Committee Vice Chair
- Her Honour Judge Pamela Bradley
Parole Board members
- Steve Pepper
- Sue Vivian-Byrne
- Jennie Sugden
External members
- Dr Colin Campbell
- Richard Walton
- Rosamund Hamilton
Reviewers
- Clare Mitchell, Parole Board member
- Lorraine Mosson-Jones, Parole Board member
- Rebecca Hunt, Parole Board member
- Angharad Davies, Parole Board member
The full Terms of Reference and Operating Procedures for the Review Committee are here:
Framework Document
The Framework Document sets out the broad governance framework within which the Parole Board and the MoJ operate. It sets out the Parole Board’s core responsibilities; describes the governance and accountability framework that applies between the roles of the MoJ and the Parole Board; and sets out how the day-to-day relationship works in practice, including in relation to governance and financial matters. It has been agreed between the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and the Parole Board in accordance with HM Treasury’s handbook Managing Public Money (MPM) (as updated from time to time) and has been approved by HM Treasury.
