Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 87094

Parole: Victims

Tabled: 31 October 2025

Answered: 10 November 2025

Question

Matt Vickers

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans his Department has to help ensure victims can contribute to parole decisions via (a) victim personal statements and (b) in general.

Answer

Jake Richards

The HMPPS Victim Contact Scheme (VCS) is a service for the victims of offenders who are convicted of specified violent, sexual or terrorism offences and are sentenced to twelve months or more imprisonment. Where it falls to the Parole Board to determine w...

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