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This guidance is to assist Parole Board Panels with their understanding of, and responsibility for, setting licence conditions.
This guidance on non-disclosure applications was revised in March 2024.
Latest guidance on reconsideration sets out the process from start to finish.
Setting aside a Parole Board decision
A Parole Board decision can be challenged through: The reconsideration mechanism, an application to set aside a decision and Judicial review
This is the guide for Parole Board oral hearings.
Guidance for Parole Board members on the changes brought about by the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders (LASPO) Act 2012.
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
The Easy Read guides help explain to prisoners how the parole process works.
An outline of the parole process
Revised Guidance on Judicial Reviews and Private Law Claims
There were 341 active and 8 former active members in 2021/22.
This is the revised guidance on Duty Member Activities.
This booklet is for prisoners who decide not to have help from a lawyer when getting ready for their parole review and how best to prepare for an oral hearing.
This guidance supports Parole Board panels in identifying when a specialist report may be required and in making directions for specialist reports.
A guide for legal practitioners about how the Parole Board handles litigation and the way it deals with judicial reviews.
Guidance for Parole Board members and parole practitioners about what is expected of them when contributing to an oral hearing.
This booklet answers common questions victims have about parole and how the Parole Board works.
Vacancy: Non-Executive Director of the Management Committee of the Parole Board for England and Wales and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee
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
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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