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A guide for legal practitioners about how the Parole Board handles litigation and the way it deals with judicial reviews.

In his latest blog, Martin Jones, CEO, talks about outcomes from the first stage of the member recruitment campaign, a delegation looking to introduce parole in the Czech Republic, and a visit to HMP Rye Hill.

In his latest blog, Martin Jones, CEO, writes about meeting other paroling authorities in the US, publishing a new video for victims, plans for the new financial year, and guidance for members on consideration of allegations.

"A Victim's guide to parole", a new video to help victims of crime understand what to expect during the parole process, has been released by the Parole Board and the Victims' Commissioner.

A guide to what Licence Conditions are, which conditions Parole Board members can use in their decisions, and how conditions can be varied

Martin Jones, CEO, writes about member recruitment events and increasing diversity, reaching 1000 decision summaries, and the outcome of the MOJ review of the Parole Board rules.

The Parole Board is holding a recruitment event in Bradford on 22 February to discuss why it must improve the diversity of its membership and to encourage people from all backgrounds to apply to be a member.

The Parole Board is holding a recruitment event in Sheffield on 22 February to discuss why it must improve the diversity of its membership and to encourage people from all backgrounds to apply to be a member.

The Parole Board welcomes the findings from the Ministry of Justice review of the Parole Board rules and reconsideration mechanism, which were announced today by the Secretary of State for Justice.

The recruitment campaign for new Parole Board members is now open.

Aruna Walsh, independent member, has written a blog about how she was able to transfer skills and experience gained outside of the criminal justice sector into becoming an experienced Parole Board member.

His Honour Judge Geoffrey Kamil, CBE, writes about how the Parole Board has changed and improved since he joined in 2000 and why people should consider applying to be a member.

Cassie Williams, independent member, writes about the opportunities and challenges she has had since joining in 2016 and how the flexible work allows her to fit it in around her other commitments.

The Parole Board will have staff in the office throughout the Christmas period, apart from on 25 and 26 December 2018 and 1 January 2019.

Martin Jones, CEO, talks about the challenges the Parole Board has faced and the changes made in 2018, as well as the recruitment campaign for new members opening in 2019

The Parole Board is holding its annual open Management Committee meeting on 12 December 2018 at 10 South Colonnade in Canary Wharf.

In his 4th monthly blog, Martin Jones, CEO of the Parole Board, talks about the work the Parole Board is doing to improve victims' experience of parole, including a project to inform members about restorative justice.

Transgender Awareness Week (12 - 19 November) - reviewing our guidance to members on Trans prisoners.

In his 3rd monthly blog, Martin Jones, CEO of the Parole Board, talks about his appearance at the Justice Select Committee, the IPP sentence, new Parole Board members, and the new Chair, Caroline Corby.

Caroline Corby starts her appointment as the permanent Chair of the Parole Board, having previously been the Interim Chair

Following the new rules being published in November 2016 there have been changes to options for IPP cases at the paper stage.

Following a number of pilot projects last year, the Board has adapted it's approach to listing oral hearings.

Statistics and performance information for quarter two of 2016/2017 (July - September).

Below are the names of the first cohort of newly appointed Parole Board members, following our announcement in November.

An update on the e-Dossier project at the Parole Board which aims to have paperless hearings by October 2017.

Details of when the Parole Board office will be closed over the Christmas period.

After just over a year in post our Chief Executive, Martin Jones, reflects on his year at the Parole Board and what has been achieved.

The Management Committee of the Parole Board held an open Board meeting for the first time on 24th November.