Parole Board for England and Wales
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The Parole Board for England and Wales is an independent body that assesses whether certain prisoners can be safely released back into the community.
Aliases (1)
- Parole Board ×1
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
non-departmental public body
→
parole board → public body of the United Kingdom → |
| abbreviation |
Parole Board for England and Wales
→
surface form: "Parole Board"
|
| appliesTo |
indeterminate sentence prisoners
→
prisoners serving certain sentences → some determinate sentence prisoners → |
| composedOf |
independent members
→
judicial members → psychologist members → |
| country | United Kingdom → |
| decisionCriterion |
evidence of rehabilitation
→
risk posed by the prisoner to the public → |
| foundedBy |
UK government
→
surface form: "Government of the United Kingdom"
|
| goal |
ensure that prisoners are only released when it is safe to do so
→
protect the public → |
| hasChairperson | chair of the Parole Board for England and Wales → |
| hasLegalStatus | independent body → |
| headquartersLocation |
London, England
→
surface form: "London"
|
| isPartOf | criminal justice system of England and Wales → |
| jurisdiction | England and Wales → |
| languageOfWork | English → |
| legalBasis | Criminal Justice Act 1967 → |
| locatedInTimeZone |
British Summer Time
→
Greenwich Mean Time → |
| mandate | make independent risk-based decisions on the release and recall of prisoners → |
| operatesIn |
England
→
Wales → |
| overseenBy | Ministry of Justice → |
| parentOrganization | Ministry of Justice → |
| primaryFunction |
advise on the transfer of some prisoners to open conditions
→
assess whether certain prisoners can be safely released into the community → direct the release of some prisoners → make decisions on the release of prisoners on parole → |
| sector | justice → |
| subjectArea |
parole
→
public protection → risk assessment → |
| subjectTo | judicial review → |
| usesProcess |
oral hearings
→
paper reviews → |
| website | https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/parole-board → |
| worksWith |
HM Prison and Probation Service
→
surface form: "His Majesty's Prison and Probation Service"
HM Prison and Probation Service →
surface form: "probation services in England and Wales"
|
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Parole Board"