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Guidance for members on risk assessment of prisoners.
The Easy Read guides help explain to prisoners how the parole process works.
Revised Guidance on Foreign National Prisoners
An outline of the parole process
The updated Framework for listing oral hearings.
The latest revised guidance on victims.
Guidance for Parole Board members regarding interventions undertaken by prisoners.
This guidance is for Parole Board members carrying out Oral Hearing work.
The key principles the Parole Board must follow when considering an allegation that has been made against a prisoner and the allegation is disputed.
Guidance on Case Conferences and Directions Hearings
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
Latest guidance on reconsideration sets out the process from start to finish.
This is the summary of the decision following the parole review for Glyn Razzell
Member guidance on IPP/DPP sentenced prisoners.
This guidance offers information on the Board's duties under the Code of Practice for Victims of Crime.
The guidance is part of a range of initiatives to move the Parole Board to a trauma-informed and trauma-responsive organisation.
Latest guidance on how Parole Board panels make decisions.
Revised Guidance on Restricted Patients and the Mental Health Act.
This guide is for anyone wishing to support or help someone in prison who is going through a parole review.
This guidance supports Parole Board panels in identifying when a specialist report may be required and in making directions for specialist reports.
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