The Parole Board. Working with others to protect the public.
Recruitment
The Parole Board is an equal opportunities employer which aims to attract and retain a competent, diverse and high quality work force performing jobs that brings a mixture of skills and experience to the organisation.
If you want a job working at the Parole Board, are responding to a vacancy advertised in a newspaper or have seen a Parole Board job on a recruitment website then you will find details on this page about how to apply for a position.
We make tough judgements based on facts and painstaking risk assessment.
Public Protection is our foremost concern.
Parole Board members are appointed by the Justice Secretary. Their task is to protect the public and successfully reintegrate prisoners into the community. Members carefully assess the risks associated with the early release of prisoners. The impact of our decisions can be far-reaching and serious. The role carries with it a big responsibility and the decisions are often difficult, but with that responsibility comes the reward of a fascinating and fulfilling job well done.
We are required and consider it best practice to include people with the following expertise on our panels, including: serving and retired High Court and Circuit judges, psychiatrists, psychologists, probation officers, and independent (lay) members, who bring a wide range of experiences and skills.
Part time independent members play a vital role in bringing the voice of the public to the Parole Board and we do our best to ensure that the Parole Board reflects society. We want to create the most diverse membership we can, including people from all walks of life. In particular we want all Parole Board members to have a genuine perspective of victims concerns and issues.
The Parole Board is currently made up of 170 members, including a part-time chair, a part-time judicial vice-chair, full-time and part-time independent (lay) members and part-time judicial, psychiatrist, psychologist, probation and criminologist members. The Board is supported by a Chief Executive and 70 staff.
Find out how to apply to become a member of the Parole Board.
Find out more about the work of the Parole Board and the roles of people involved in the Parole Process.
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Find out how to become a member of the Parole Board and the level of commitment expected of Members.
The Secretariat staff at the Parole Board support Members in their work. Find out more about careers with our Secretariat staff.
Grenadier House, 99-105 Horseferry Road, London, SW1P 2DX
Telephone 0845 251 2220