Parole Board Hearings: law and practice
Author: Hamish Arnott and Simon Creighton
Parole Board Hearings: law and practice is a key text written specifically for lawyers, prison officials, probation officers and prisoners.
Full Price: £30
Edition: Second (January 2010) 416pp
'This is an essential book for anyone concerned, in any capacity, with the work of the Parole Board. It collates all the relevant statutory and other legal material relevant to the Board, and gives detailed practical guidance as to the way in which the Board works … The authors' clear understanding of their subject matter, and their practical experience of the way in which the Board operates, makes their invigorating comments all the more authoritative. This book is therefore extremely welcome.' Sir David Latham, Chairman of the Parole Board (from the foreword).
'Finally, after all these years, someone has published a book detailing the powers, procedures and processes of the Parole Board. The fact that so few criminal firms bother with prison work, despite it falling within the general criminal contract and being a natural adjunct to their main work, is the paucity of written material on the subject matter. This is a quite superb book, written with clarity and authority, ideally suited to anyone looking for an introduction to this intellectually stimulating and fast-paced area of law. The authors are two of the most respected names in the field; they combine a sometimes rare feat in being able not only to practise at the highest level in their field, but also in being able to identify and explain to a beginner the core knowledge needed. Everything is covered, from licence recall to lifers, and they have even remembered to mention the all important funding arrangements.' Andrew Keogh, Crimeline.
'Covers the breadth of Parole Board proceedings and contains a mine of information in a highly accessible style. If you advise or represent prisoners this will be invaluable to you.' Andrew Sperling, Association of Prison Lawyers.
'Prison law text books do not come any better than this, comprehensive in content, easy to understand and at a price anyone can afford.' Mark Leech FRSA, director, Institute of Prison Law.
The first edition of Parole Board Hearings, published in 2006, was heralded as being the first book dedicated to explaining the decision-making powers and procedures of the Parole Board. There have been a number of notable developments since the first edition. The Parole Board (Amendment) Rules 2009 - which remove the right to an oral hearing for lifers and IPPs - are comprehensively covered by the authors. Also new to this edition are the new procedures for victims' attendance at parole hearings, the proposed changes to the public funding of parole cases and the implications of the House of Lords' decision in James and others on article 5, accessing courses and delays.
This new edition builds on the strengths of the original publication, providing detailed, practical guidance on the following key areas:
- Effective representation for prisoners at Parole Board hearings
- Challenging Parole Board decisions
- Other organisations involved in the parole process
- Risk assessment carried out by the Parole Board
- Determinate and indeterminate sentences
- The test applied for release
- Oral hearings procedure
- Life sentence review by the Parole Board
- Licences
- Recall to prison
- Judicial and non-judicial remedies
All the key statutory provisions and the Parole Board Rules under which the Board operates, as well as a list of useful addresses, are annexed to the text.
Hamish Arnott is a solicitor at Bhatt Murphy. He has been a solicitor at the Prisoners' Advice Service and the Public Law Project. He specialises in prison law and the rights of detainees. He also teaches extensively in areas related to his practice.
Simon Creighton is a solicitor and founding partner of Bhatt Murphy. He was based at the Prisoners' Advice Service between 1993 and 1998 as its first lawyer. At Bhatt Murphy he specialises in prison law, working particularly with life sentenced prisoners. He has worked on many public law challenges and applications to the European Court of Human Rights. He writes extensively on prison law and compiles the twice-yearly prison law update for Legal Action with Hamish Arnott.
Sample chapter
Chapter one (pdf: 144Kb)
ISBN
/ ISSN
: Pb 978 1 903307 64 9
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