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The following news items were published in 2009:
The Parole Board has responded to a Ministry of Justice consultation paper on the future of the Board by calling for it to remain an independent body but with sponsorship transferred to HM Courts Service.
Following a consultation with stakeholders representing both victims and prisoners, the Parole Board has today published a protocol that sets out a code of practice for victim participation in Parole Board hearings. This formal policy details the parameters of victim participation so that expectations are set and the Board can ensure that it meets its legal obligations to provide fair hearings.
The Parole Board today published its Annual Report and Accounts for 2008/09, reporting on its performance against business plan targets, statistics for determinate sentence and indeterminate sentence prisoners and accounts for the year. The report records the work carried out by the Board last year to maintain its high standards of risk assessment during a year in which it faced the twin challenges of a critical shortage of judicial resources and continued changes to its workload as a result of government legislation.
The Parole Board today published its Business Plan for 2009/10, setting out its aims, objectives, targets and projected workloads for the coming 12 months. The Plan details how the Board will manage the changing nature of its work as it faces an increased workload and a consultation over the future of the Board itself.
In October 2005, the Government published the Code of Practice for the Victims of Crime. This Code of Practice was issued by the then Home Secretary under section 32 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004. It was intended to govern the services provided in England and Wales of various organisations to victims of criminal conduct which occurred in England and Wales.
Sir David Latham will take up his role as the new chairman of the Parole Board for England and Wales this week. Sir David Latham's appointment starts on 25 February and is initially for a period of one year. He succeeds Sir Duncan Nichol in this role.
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