The Parole Board will be closed for business from 12:30pm on Thursday 24 December until 9am on Tuesday 29 December and again from 12:30pm on Thursday 31 December until 9am on Monday 4 January 2016.
There are no oral hearings convened between Thursday 24 December and Friday 1 January inclusive, but there will be paper panels and staff will be available in the office on working days.
Normal business hours will be resumed from Monday 4 January 2016.
The out of office media line will be manned throughout this period but will be unable to respond to specific case enquiries.