Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 87090

Parole Board: Standards

Tabled: 31 October 2025
Answered: 10 November 2025

Question

Matt Vickers

ConservativeStockton West

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the Parole Board’s capacity to process cases within the 18-month review cycle.

Answer

Jake Richards
We have interpreted the reference to an ‘18-month review cycle’ to be the frequency that cases are referred to the Parole Board and the review cycle varies depending on the type of sentence being served. Standard Determinate Sentence prisoners who have be...

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