https://www.gov.uk/government/news/amendments-to-parole-board-rules

Please click on either link to access a helpful factsheet produced by UNGRIPP which sums up recent parole changes and how this will affect IPP prisoners. https://cac89f4e-86bf-416c-8140-018699fa3e2e.usrfiles.com/ugd/cac89f_3ce6fdf284b540d0ab7a367b8fd5d8ec.pdf https://cac89f4e-86bf-416c-8140-018699fa3e2e.usrfiles.com/ugd/cac89f_3ce6fdf284b540d0ab7a367b8fd5d8ec.pdf

OrganisationPrison Categories (Organisation) (Organisation)Name of InterventionShort AimAshfieldCategory C Trainer - SO systemSexual Offending - Kaizen AccreditedKaizen SO is for high or very high risk offenders subject to a selection processAylesburyMale Closed YOI Trainer - SO systemViolence - Kaizen AccreditedKaizen GV is for high or very high risk offenders subject to a selection processBerwynCategory C TrainerDomestic … Continue reading Establishments running Kaizen

UNGRIPP (United Group for Reform of IPP) has produced a wonderful resource which will provide you with all of the current information available regarding ending the IPP sentence. It contains links that you need and a template letter to the parole board. https://www.ungripp.com/ending-your-ipp

7 years ago, I resigned from a small firm in which I was a Director. Next month, I will have consulted with my current firm for 5 years. I am much happier being self employed, but it was not easy starting again from scratch. I had zero clients and zero income and had to go … Continue reading Reflections on 2021

PLEASE NOTE: THERE IS CURRENTLY NO LEGAL AID FUNDING FOR THIS AND I AM NOT ABLE TO DIRECTLY ASSIST OR CORRESPOND WITH INDIVIDUALS ABOUT THEIR INDIVIDUAL CIRCUMSTANCES. The parole board has issued guidance to members on the termination of IPP licences for prisoners 10 years after their initial release. Please note - people serving IPP's for non-sexual offences may … Continue reading Guidance on the termination of IPP Licences for prisoners 10 years after their initial release

Prisons were locked down on the 23rd March 2020 and visits were stopped. This had huge implications for the parole process as parole board members, witnesses and legal representatives were no longer allowed in prisons. Fortunately the parole board was extremely pro-active, moving quickly in liaising with the Ministry of Justice and putting in place … Continue reading Parole and Covid-19

  Guidance issued today from the Government https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-and-prisons?utm_source=452e1d96-5dbb-4ea8-9451-f0361a6813dd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications&utm_content=immediate Coronavirus (COVID-19) and prisons This page provides guidance for families and friends of those in prison in England and Wales during the coronavirus pandemic. Published 13 March 2020 Last updated 31 March 2020 — see all updates From:Ministry of Justice and Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service Contents Prison visits … Continue reading Coronavirus (COVID-19) and prisons

I attach a link to a document which was published today by the Ministry of Justice and HMPPS.  The document details the mandatory requirements and guidance for prison and probation staff involved in the recall, review and re-release of recalled prisoners. recall-review-rerelease-pf

I had an enquiry yesterday from a client's girl friend regarding him being placed on MAPPA when he is released from prison in January.  It occurred to me that there are probably a lot of people out there who don't really understand what MAPPA is, who it really applies to and whether or not you … Continue reading MAPPA explained