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Guidance for members on prisoners who maintain their innocence
Information on the process for licence terminations for those serving Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) or Detention for Public Protection (DPP) sentence
The guidance is part of a range of initiatives to move the Parole Board to a trauma-informed and trauma-responsive organisation.
The Parole Board Observer Guidance has been updated.
The Parole Board welcomes feedback from anyone and as such we have developed a new avenue to provide feedback.
Improving victims engagement in the parole process
Revised Guidance on Foreign National Prisoners
A Parole Board decision can be challenged through: The reconsideration mechanism, an application to set aside a decision and Judicial review
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
This guidance supports Parole Board panels in identifying when a specialist report may be required and in making directions for specialist reports.
This guidance is to assist Parole Board Panels with their understanding of, and responsibility for, setting licence conditions.
An outline of the parole process
Revised Guidance on Representation
The Decision Writing Guidance is for all members involved in writing and reviewing Parole Board decisions.
Revised Guidance on Oral Hearings
This guide is for anyone wishing to support or help someone in prison who is going through a parole review.
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
Guidance on Restorative Justice has been in development for some time, following a multi-agency Restorative Justice Workshop in September 2019.
Latest guidance on reconsideration sets out the process from start to finish.
The updated Framework for listing oral hearings.
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