Parole Board Rules Part 1

INTRODUCTION

Title, commencement and revocation

1.  (1) These Rules may be cited as the Parole Board Rules 2004 and shall come into force on 1st August 2004.

(2)  The Parole Board Rules 1997 are hereby revoked.

Application and interpretation

2.   (1)  Subject to rule 24, these Rules apply where a prisoner's case is referred to the Board by the Secretary of State under section 28(6)(a), 28(7) or 32(4) of the 1997 Act, or under section 39(4) or 44A(2) of the 1991 Act, at any time after the coming into force of these Rules.

(2) In these Rules, unless a contrary intention appears:

'Board' means the Parole Board, continued by section 32(1) of the 1991 Act;
 
'Chairman' means the chairman of the Board appointed under paragraph 2 of Schedule 5 to the 1991 Act;

'Chair' means the chairman of a panel appointed under rule 3(5);

'Governor' includes a director of a contracted out prison;

'Panel' means those members of the Board constituted in accordance with rule 3 and having conduct of the case;

'Parties' means the prisoner and the Secretary of State;

'Prison' includes a young offender institution or any other institution where the prisoner is or has been detained;

'Single member panel' means that member of the Board constituted in accordance with rule 3(1);

'Three member paper panel' means those members of the Board constituted in accordance with rule 3(2);

'Three member oral panel' means those members of the Board constituted in accordance with rule 3(3);

'The 1991 Act' means the Criminal Justice Act 1991; and

'The 1997 Act' means the Crime (Sentences) Act 1997.
 

The Parole Board for England and Wales

Grenadier House, 99-105 Horseferry Road, London, SW1P 2DX

Telephone 0845 251 2220