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How a prisoner is released - including Parole Board hearings, resettlement schemes and temporary release on licence
When a prisoner is released depends on: the length of their sentence their…
A prisoner may be allowed to leave prison for short periods towards the…
All prisoners get help preparing for life when they leave prison. In the…
A person leaving prison may get the following financial support: Universal…
Who can get parole for determinate and indeterminate sentences, represent yourself at a hearing and challenge a Parole Board decision
Getting parole means you can leave prison or be released from custody…
You may have to go to a hearing before the Parole Board can make a…
You’ll have to represent yourself at the Parole Board hearing if you do…
You can challenge a Parole Board decision that was made on or after 22…
Apply for parole if you're a young offender - who can apply, how to apply, help with parole, appeal against a decision
You might be able to get parole as a young offender if you’re: a young…
You can get help from staff where you’re being held in custody and…
Fill in the parole application form - you’ll get this from staff where…
You’ll get a letter telling you what the Parole Board have decided and…
The new Parole Board rules make it possible for public parole hearings to be held in some cases where it is in the interest of justice.
A form for stakeholders to make applications to vary Parole Board directions, request a deferral, request for additional witnesses, and ask for other information.
Use this form to challenge a parole decision not to release a prisoner
Make a victim personal statement to the Parole Board - who can make one, how to write it, and what happens at a parole hearing
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