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The Parole Board for England and Wales is an independent body responsible for making parole decisions for prisoners. It assesses whether it is safe to release prisoners on parole and sets conditions for their release to protect the public and support rehabilitation.
Based on publicly published press releases (last 12 months)
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Tuesday, 09 December 2025
Her Honour Anne Molyneux MBE appointed as the new Vice Chair of the Parole Board ...
Thursday, 27 November 2025
The Parole Board announces new Non-Executive Director of the Management Committee...
Thursday, 13 November 2025
An update on the Parole Board's transparency agenda...
Thursday, 13 November 2025
Due to exceptional levels of public interest the Parole Board is publishing a redacted decision in the case of Colin Pitchfork...
Friday, 07 November 2025
The Parole Board is inviting the public to observe its annual Open Management Committee meeting at 11:30am-1:30pm on Thursday 4 December 2025....
Wednesday, 04 June 2025
The Parole Board has today published a review into its transparency...
Thursday, 24 April 2025
Alexandra Marks CBE has been announced as the new Chair of the Parole Board by the Secretary of State for Justice. ...
Monday, 31 March 2025
As of today, victim observation of oral hearings will be rolled out across all regions of England and Wales....
Wednesday, 09 October 2024
Information on the new processes for licence terminations for those serving Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) or Detention for Public Protectio...
Sunday, 29 September 2024
Due to the exceptional levels of interest in this decision, the Parole Board is publishing the decision summary on its website....
Monday, 16 September 2024
Cecilia French is appointed as the Chief Executive Officer for the Parole Board from 1 October 2024. ...
Tuesday, 21 May 2024
Appointment of Parole Board Audit & Risk Committee Chair and Non-Executive Directors ...
Thursday, 07 March 2024
Faith Geary is appointed as the Interim Chief Executive Officer for the Parole Board from 1st March 2024....
Monday, 22 January 2024
The Parole Board for England and Wales today announced that Martin Jones has been appointed as His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Probation from March 2...
Thursday, 14 December 2023
Proposals for review of IPP licence termination criteria and updated HMPPS IPP Action Plan...
Friday, 16 June 2023
CEO Martin Jones outlines the Parole Board's stance on Recalls, why they happen and how they are managed. ...
Thursday, 21 July 2022
From 21st July 2022, there are a number of amendments to the Parole Board Rules 2019. ...
Friday, 01 October 2021
Martin Jones discusses the issue of mental health among prisoners and the work of the Board in this area....
Friday, 10 September 2021
Panel member Rob McKeon gives a fascinating insight into how Parole Board members explore the unknown about offenders....
Thursday, 05 August 2021
CEO Martin Jones discusses the Parole Board's Business Plan 2021-2022 and outlines its priorities for the next 12 months....
Friday, 30 July 2021
Panel member Sian Flynn - who joined the Board 15 years ago - discusses some of the common misconceptions around parole and explains the reality of be...
Friday, 30 April 2021
CEO Martin Jones outlines the Parole Board's stance on Restorative Justice and explains new guidance provided on the subject for members....
Thursday, 04 March 2021
Martin Jones outlines the Parole Board's stance, and plans, following the Government's announcement to relax the Rule on private hearings....
Tuesday, 12 January 2021
CEO Martin Jones outlines the Parole Board's stance following the introduction of the Prisoners (Disclosure of Information About Victims) Act 2020, kn...
Wednesday, 25 November 2020
The Parole Board is holding two online events with Cambridge Centre for Criminal Justice and the Institute of Criminology to explore the future of par...
Thursday, 05 November 2020
The Parole Board has released the following statement after the Prisoners (disclosure of information about victims) Bill received Royal Assent....
Wednesday, 04 November 2020
The Parole Board and PPCS have been looking at how to support both the parole review and executive release process, in a way which avoids a duplicatio...
Monday, 02 November 2020
The Parole Board has released the following statement in light of the Government's announcement of a second lockdown....
Thursday, 29 October 2020
Martin Jones welcomes the new Government Root and Branch review of parole and explores the possibility of holding certain parole hearings in court...
Friday, 28 August 2020
Martin Jones explores the importance of family support for prisoners during their parole review as The Board published a new leaflet on the topic....
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