Section 239 of the 2003 Act makes provision for the Parole Board of England and Wales (‘the Board’), which is responsible for deciding if particular prisoners are safe to be released into the community. Section 239(5) contains a rule-making power in relation to proceedings of the Board. Section 73(2) of the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 amends this power to allow the Secretary of State to prescribe that certain classes of parole cases must be decided by certain types of members.
Legal background Part 2: Management of offenders after sentencing Parole Board rules