Parole Board
December 2025
Parole Board Vice Chair appointed, Her Honour Anne Molyneux MBE
November 2025
Appointment of Mark Hamilton OBE, Non-Executive Committee Member
Implementation for the Rook Topolski Transparency Review
Redacted decision in the case of Colin Pitchfork
Parole Board Open Management Committee meeting on 4 December 2025
June 2025
Publication of Parole Board Transparency Review
April 2025
New Chair of the Parole Board announced - Alexandra Marks CBE
March 2025
Victim Observers – National roll-out on 1 April 2025
October 2024
Update on imminent changes to IPP licence termination process
September 2024
Decision summary in the case of Abdalraouf Abdallah
The Parole Board appoints Cecilia French Chief Executive
May 2024
Parole Board Management Committee Non-Executive Directors
March 2024
The Parole Board appoints Faith Geary as Interim CEO
January 2024
Martin Jones appointed as HMCIP
December 2023
Proposals for review of IPP licence termination criteria
June 2023
Parole Board Chief Executive's blog - June 2023
July 2022
Amendments to Parole Board rules
October 2021
Parole Board Chief Executive's blog - October 2021
September 2021
Parole Board Member's Blog - September 2021
August 2021
Parole Board Chief Executive's blog - August 2021
July 2021
Parole Board Members Blog - July 2021
April 2021
Parole Board Chief Executive's blog - April 2021
March 2021
Parole Board Chief Executive's blog - March 2021
January 2021
Chief Executive's blog - January 2021
November 2020
The future of Parole: Problems and solutions webinars
Parole Board statement on passing of Helen's Law
Executive release and determinate recalls - A joint approach
Update on the Parole Board working during Covid-19
October 2020
Parole Board Chief Executive's blog - October 2020
August 2020
Parole Board Chief Executive's blog - August 2020
Parole Board Chief Executive's blog - August 2020
Important information booklets published for prisoners & families
July 2020
Parole Board publishes Annual Report & Accounts 2019/2020
Chief Executive's blog - Parole Board Covid-19 recovery plan
June 2020
Parole Board Chief Executive's blog - June 2020 recruitment
Parole Board launches member recruitment campaign
May 2020
Parole Board Chief Executive's blog - May 2020
April 2020
Parole Board statement on prisoner early release scheme
Victims engagement during Covid-19
March 2020
Parole Board Chief Executive's blog - March 2020
Should an oral hearing be impacted by the coronavirus?
February 2020
Parole Board Chief Executive's blog - February 2020
Parole Board Open Management Committee Meeting
Parole Board response to events at London Bridge and Streatham
December 2019
Parole Board Christmas and New Year opening times 2019-2020
November 2019
Parole Board statement on London Bridge attack on Friday 29 November 2019
October 2019
New Parole Board members announced
Better information for victims and greater transparency - Parole Board CEO …
August 2019
Parole Board triples its diversity
June 2019
Parole Board Chief Executive's blog - June 2019
May 2019
Parole Board Chief Executive's Blog - 7th edition - April 2019
April 2019
Video released to help victims understand what to expect during the parole …
March 2019
Licence Conditions and how the Parole Board use them
Parole Board Chief Executive's Blog - 6th edition - February 2019
February 2019
Parole Board holding event in Bradford on member recruitment and improving …
Parole Board holding event in Sheffield on member recruitment and improving…
Parole Board welcomes findings from MoJ review, including the introduction …
January 2019
Work with us - recruitment campaign for new Parole Board members now open
Work with us blog: independent members, transferrable skills
Work with us blog: life at the Parole Board
Work with us blog: a new challenge
December 2018
Parole Board Christmas Opening Times 2018-19
2018 - a year of change and challenge for the Parole Board: Chief Executive…
November 2018
Parole Board Chief Executive's Blog - 4th Edition - November 2018
Transgender Awareness Week 12- 19 November
Parole Board Chief Executive's Blog - 3rd Edition - October 2018
Caroline Corby begins as permanent Parole Board Chair
October 2018
Parole Board welcomes appointment of new Judicial and Psychiatrist members
Parole Board Chief Executive's Blog - 2nd Edition - September 2018
September 2018
New Chair of the Parole Board announced
Parole Board welcomes Victims Strategy
August 2018
The Parole Board is moving offices this weekend
Parole Board Chief Executive's Blog - 1st Edition - August 2018
Parole Board CEO speech at "Parole: Law Policy and Practice in 2018"
"Parole: 50 years and Counting": Speech given to Parole Board by Rt Hon Sir…
May 2018
Recruitment Campaigns open for Psychiatrist and retired Judicial Parole Boa…
April 2018
Parole Board response to Ministry of Justice Review
Interim Chair of the Parole Board announced by Secretary of State
Parole Board response to the Review of Law, Policy and Procedure Relating t…
March 2018
Parole Board statement following decision of Judicial Review in the case of…
Letter of resignation from Nick Hardwick to the Secretary of State for Just…
Parole Board will have new phone numbers and email addresses from 12 March …
February 2018
Parole Board chair pushes for greater transparency for parole system
January 2018
Parole Board welcomes independent review of victim contact and extended ter…
Professor Nick Hardwick responds to concerns about Worboys' case
Legal aid to be reinstated for pre-tariff reviews
Parole Board information on Indeterminate Sentence Prisoners (ISPs)
Professor Nick Hardwick welcomes government support for transparency
Parole Board Chair statement in relation to the release decision of John Wo…
December 2017
Parole Board Offices Closed on 27 December
November 2017
Invitation to Open Management Committee meeting
Parole Board supports Why Me? initiative for Restorative Justice Week
Chair's speech marks Parole Board's 50th Anniversary and looks at the futur…
September 2017
Parole Board welcomes historic review into the treatment of BAME individual…
July 2017
The Parole Board faces up to new challenges
Parole Board Annual Report and Accounts 2016/17
March 2017
Update on determinate sentence prisoner pilots
February 2017
National Audit Office investigation into the Parole Board
Parole Board Quarterly Performance Report
January 2017
Names of new Parole Board Members
Going digital at the Parole Board
December 2016
Parole Board Christmas office closures
Update from the Parole Board CEO
November 2016
Parole Board holds first open Board meeting
New Parole Board Members & Vice Chair appointed
HMIP report on sentences of imprisonment for public protection
Parole Board Open Board Meeting
Great Expectations – Parole in 2016 and Beyond
October 2016
Parole Board Chairman delivers Parmoor lecture
September 2016
New pilot projects to reduce delays for prisoners
July 2016
Statement on IPP prisoners from Parole Board Chairman
Training for members on learning disabilities and difficulties
Parole Board annual report and accounts for 2015/16: steady progress but mo…
Parole Board recognised as Investors in People
May 2016
Training for members on offender personality disorder
Parole Board Member Recruitment
Chief Executive of the Parole Board
March 2016
January 2016
New Chair of Parole Board announced
December 2015
Christmas and New Year office closure information
October 2015
Interim Chief Executive commences in post at Parole Board
Parole Board appoints Director of Business Improvement and Development
August 2015
The Parole Board has revised its Litigation Strategy
July 2015
Departure of the Parole Board's CEO
Deferrals guidance for Parole Board members
The Parole Board for England and Wales Annual Report 2014 to 2015
Parole Board publishes Easy Read guides for prisoners
April 2015
Parole Board publishes updated information for Victims
March 2015
Fair for the Future Update - March 2015
January 2015
Triennial review of the Parole Board
December 2014
Fair for the Future update - December 2014
Parole Board appoints Director of Operations
October 2014
March 2014
Fair for the Future update - April 2014
November 2013
Parole Board responds to Inspectorate of Probation victim contact report
Parole Board responds to report on Probation Victim Contact Scheme
Fair for the Future parole project: delivering on Osborn
October 2013
Parole Board responds to Secretary of State's announcement "Automatic 'earl…
September 2013
Parole Board responds to Joint Inspectorate Report on life sentence prisone…
July 2013
Parole Board publishes annual report and accounts 2012 to 2013