The Parole Board. Working with others to protect the public.
Recruitment
The Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments (OCPA) supports the work of the Commissioner for Public Appointments, a position which is independent of the government. The role of OCPA is to regulate, monitor, report and advise on public appointments.
Ministerial responsibility - The ultimate responsibility for appointments is with ministers.
All public appointments should be governed by the overriding principle of selection based on merit, by the well-informed choice of individuals who through their abilities, experience and qualities match the need of the public body in question.
No appointment will take place without first being scrutinised by an independent panel or by a group including membership independent of the department filling the post.
Departments should sustain programmes to deliver equal opportunities principles.
Board members of public bodies must be committed to the principles and values of public service and perform their duties with integrity.
The principles of open government must be applied to the appointments process, its working must be transparent and information provided about the appointments made.
The appointments procedures need to be subject to the principle of proportionality, that is they should be appropriate for the nature of the post and the size and weight of its responsibilities.
THe OCPA has guidance for disabled applicants, which may be useful information when considering your application.
Click here to download the Disability: Public Appointments and You document (145kb PDF document).
The appointment of Parole Board members is run in accordance to OCPA. If you are unhappy with the proceedure you can complain by following the OCPA complaints procedure.
Click here to download the OCPA complaints procedure document (52kb PDF document).
The Parole Board's commitment to diversity and equality is complementary to the policies of the Ministry of Justice who are dedicated to promoting equality, fairness and respect. We will aim to create a recruitment process and working environment where diversity is recognised, valued and celebrated. Improving diversity in public appointments is a Ministerial and Government priority.
People from all sections of society have much to offer public bodies by virtue of their merits, diverse experience and backgrounds. To support new members, we have introduced mentoring and thorough training to ensure that we continue to enable and assist all members to participate fully.
We want to ensure that our membership is as wide and diverse as possible and we encourage applications from all sections of society regardless of ethnic origin, religious belief, gender, sexual orientation, age and disability. Our recruitment process is subject to independent scrutiny by Office of the Commissioner of Public Appointments (OCPA) assessors.
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