Victims Guidance (January 2025 v2.0)
皇冠体育app latest revised guidance on victims.
Applies to England and Wales
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皇冠体育app guidance provides information on the Parole Board鈥檚 duties towards victims under the Code of Practice for Victims of Crime which came into force on 1 April 2021 and changes introduced since the guidance was last published in February 2020. Topics covered include:
- Relevant legal frameworks
- 皇冠体育app Probation Victim Contact Scheme
- Victim Personal Statements
- Reading out Victim Personal Statements at parole oral hearings
- Observing a parole oral hearing
- Summary decisions
- Routes of challenge
Following the publication of the guidance two position statements related to victim observers were issued to take account of feedback:
- Statement one provides clarity about when a victim may need to make a new observer application
- Statement two sets out a proposed change in our position on victims taking notes when observing an oral hearing.
皇冠体育app Parole Board has also published the following documents:
Victims and Family and Friends of Victims 鈥� parole hearings:
Victim Liaison Officers 鈥�
More detailed information about considering victim related licence conditions can be found in the .
Other relevant guidance that may be helpful:
More information for victims can be read here: