The Parole Board. Working with others to protect the public.
Prisoners and families
You can apply from up to six months before you can first be released. When this is will depend upon what sentence you were given when you were convicted. The earliest date will be at the half-way point of your sentence. You can ask your prison parole clerk, or a member of staff or your solicitor for advice.
In this section you can find information for prisoners and their families about the parole process, life licence, parole for juveniles, recall to prison and organisations that can provide help to prisoners.
An introduction to the parole process for determinate sentence prisoners
A more detailed description of the parole process for determinate sentence prisoners and answers to some common questions
A brief introduction to the process of life and IPP licence for indeterminate sentence prisoners
A more detailed description of the life and IPP licence process for indeterminate sentence prisoners and answers to some common questions
A brief introduction to parole and life licence for juveniles
A more detailed description of the parole process for children and young people and answers to some common questions.
Information for prisoners who are recalled to prison
Information about organisations that provide help for prisoners
Information about the terms used by the Parole Board when talking about the parole process
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