Tag: Parole
Parole Board hearings: Victim welfare must remain paramount, as ‘welcome’ national rollout confirmed
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Victims' Commissioner responds to the government's decision to roll out a pilot scheme - giving eligible victims' the opportunity to attend and observe their perpetrator's parole board hearing - nationally.
Victims’ Commissioner responds to consultation on making parole hearings open to victims
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In her consultation response, Dame Vera Baird welcomes the initiative to consider how to make the parole process more open, while urging the Ministry of Justice to be mindful of the potential for traumatising victims.