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How a prisoner is released - including Parole Board hearings, resettlement schemes and temporary release on licence

• When someone can leave prison

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• Temporary release from prison

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• Before someone leaves prison

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• Support when someone leaves prison

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You will find attached the decision following the application for the parole hearing of Jody Simpson to allow the public to observe the hearing.

• Updated: 17 March 2025

The home of Parole Board on 188体育. The Parole Board is an independent body that carries out risk assessments on prisoners to determine whether they can be safely released into the community.

• Updated: 15 January 2024

Who can get parole for determinate and indeterminate sentences, represent yourself at a hearing and challenge a Parole Board decision

Parole Board Member Recruitment

• Updated: 21 January 2021

How to apply to become a Parole Board member

• Updated: 3 January 2019

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

• Updated: 20 March 2019

The Parole Board has today published a review into its transparency

• Updated: 5 June 2025

You will find attached the decision following the application for the parole hearing of Allan Grimson to allow the public to observe the hearing.

• Updated: 2 February 2024

You will find attached the decision following the application for the parole hearing of Jon Venables to allow the public to observe the hearing.

• Updated: 25 October 2023