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The Secret Diary Of A Parole Board Member @SecretParole

I am a member of the Parole Board for England and Wales. My views are honest and open, and are my own.

Joined March 2022
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Tonight on BBC2 9pm, the final episode of Series 2. #Parole
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BBC News - Government blocks murderer Lorraine Thorpe's move to open prison - BBC News bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2p…

Government blocks murderer Lorraine Thorpe's move to open prison

The Parole Board's suggestion that Lorraine Thorpe could be moved to an open facility is rejected.

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BBC News - Double jeopardy killer Dunlop's parole hearing to be public - BBC News bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2p…

Double jeopardy killer Dunlop's parole hearing to be public

The Parole Board says it is "important" the hearing is public as Dunlop seeks release from prison.

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BBC News - High Court to review decision to release murderer Glyn Razzell - BBC News bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c74d…

High Court to review decision to release murderer Glyn Razzell

Glyn Razzell was convicted of his wife's murder in 2003 but has never revealed where her body is.

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BBC News - Leoni Keating's killer denied parole a fifth time - BBC News bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ceqp…

Leoni Keating's killer denied parole a fifth time

A panel rules on a man serving four life sentences, who abducted a girl, three, from a caravan park.

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BBC News - Black-cab rapist John Worboys denied parole for second time bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czx2…

Rapist black-cab driver John Worboys denied parole for second time

The serial rapist "continues to represent a high risk of committing further serious sexual offences", a parole board says.

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BBC News - Berkshire man who killed wife with hammer not fit for release - BBC News bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgz…

Berkshire man who killed wife with hammer not fit for release

A parole board rules that man jailed for killing his estranged wife is not fit for release from prison.

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BBC News - 'Killing in prison is not difficult' - the rise in cold-blooded attacks behind bars bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyd…

'Killing in prison is not difficult' - the rise in attacks behind bars

Is a culture of prisoners intimidating inmates into inflicting pain on others too normalised to change?

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Secret prison documents show government plan to tackle IPP scandal will fail

Exclusive: Damning projections reveal the government’s action plan to progress IPP prisoners is a ‘failure’, which will leave at least 500 prisoners languishing without release 18 years after the...

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BBC News - Danielle Jones's brother says Essex killer must say where body is - BBC News bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crle…

Danielle Jones's brother says Essex killer must say where body is

The body of Danielle Jones, 15, who was kidnapped and murdered in Essex, has never been found.

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BBC News - Police killer Kamal Bourgass' parole bid denied - BBC News bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2d7…

Police killer Kamal Bourgass' parole bid denied

The man who fatally stabbed Det Con Stephen Oake has his application for parole turned down.

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BBC News - Five IPP prisoners to be referred to Court of Appeal bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c89q…

Five IPP prisoners to be referred to Court of Appeal

New IPP sentences were scrapped in 2012, but remain in place for around 2,800 people.

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BBC News - Prison officer who had sexual relationship with inmate is jailed - BBC News bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly3…

Prison officer who had sexual relationship with inmate is jailed

Alicia Novas had a sexual relationship with the inmate and brought cannabis into the prison.

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Charlie Taylor@charlie_taylor6
Jan 13
This report is about prisons that have put improving reading at the heart of their provision. Driven by determined governors @HMPHatfield @HmpRanby Chelmsford, Frankland, @HmpSend @HMPLowNewton these jails have shown what is possible when there is a concerted focus on reading.
HMI Prisons@HMIPrisonsnews
Jan 13
Today we have published 'Reading for rehabilitation', which shows how a vibrant prison reading culture can transform prisoners’ experience and support their rehabilitation. Read the report: hmiprisons.justiceinspectora… And press release: hmiprisons.justiceinspectora…
Reading for rehabilitation, A thematic review by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons, January 2026.

ALT Reading for rehabilitation, A thematic review by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons, January 2026.

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BBC News - James Bulger killer Jon Venables set for further parole hearing - BBC News bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c89q…

James Bulger killer Jon Venables set for further parole hearing

Jon Venables, 10 when he killed James Bulger in 1993, failed in a previous bid for parole in 2023.

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The Parole Board: New powers and new challenges

New legislation taking effect this month significantly changes the scope and nature of proceedings before the Parole Board. This article focuses on Rule 19(1ZA) of the Parole Board Rules 2019 (as...

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16 Dec 2025
BREAKING: David Norris, one of Stephen Lawrence's killers, will stay in prison after the Parole Board rejected his bid for release. trib.al/ZMrtSD0 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube
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9 Dec 2025
Parole Board Vice Chair appointed, Her Honour Anne Molyneux MBE Her Honour Anne Molyneux MBE appointed as the new Vice Chair of the Parole Board gov.uk/government/news/parol…

Parole Board Vice Chair appointed, Her Honour Anne Molyneux MBE

Her Honour Anne Molyneux MBE appointed as the new Vice Chair of the Parole Board

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Probation officers in England and Wales to be given self-defence training after stabbings theguardian.com/society/2025…

Probation officers in England and Wales to be given self-defence training after stabbings

Exclusive: Pilot schemes for bodycams, knife arches and metal detectors in probation offices also approved after attacks in Oxford and Preston

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BBC News - Twelve further prisoners accidentally released, says Lammy bbc.com/news/articles/c8e9py…

Twelve more prisoners released in error, with two still missing, says Lammy

The releases happened in the past three weeks, coming on top of 91 prisoners who were freed by mistake between April and October.

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BBC News - Peter Sullivan tells BBC: 'I was bullied into false murder confession' - BBC News bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd04…

Peter Sullivan tells BBC: 'I was bullied into false murder confession'

In his first interview since release, Peter Sullivan says he wants an apology from the police after wrongful conviction of the 1986 murder of Diane Sindall.

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