Guidance

Victims Guidance (January 2025 v2.0)

The latest revised guidance on victims.

From:
Parole Board
Published
21 February 2025

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

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Details

The 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
  • The 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

The 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:

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Published 21 February 2025

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