Concerns around Governments changes to the parole system

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Concerns around Government's changes to the parole system

The Prison Reform Trust says the Bill undermines the independence of the Parole Board and its function as a court like body.

Date - 12th June 2023
By - Russell Webster - Work with Offenders

A new briefing paper from the Prison Reform Trust sets out the concerns of many criminal justice commentators and lawyers around the proposed changes to the parole system put forward in the Victims and Prisoners Bill currently under consideration by...

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