Under s56 of the Parole Act 2002, an offender who is subject to release conditions or detention conditions imposed by the Board may apply at any time for the variation or discharge of any of those conditions. The Probation Officer may also apply.
Applications for variation of release or detention conditions |
2002-03
|
2003-04
|
2004-05
|
2005-06
|
2006-07 |
2007-08
|
Number of applications received
|
129
|
287
|
256 |
202 |
219 |
235
|
Number of applications approved
|
119 |
267
|
238 |
187 |
198 |
216
|
| Applications for discharge of release or detention conditions |
2002-03 |
2003-04 |
2004-05 |
2005-06 |
2006-07 |
2007-08
|
Number of applications received
|
3
|
5
|
12
|
7
|
8 |
12
|
Number of applications approved
|
1
|
3 |
8
|
4
|
3 |
6
|
Compliance monitoring – post-release progress hearings
Legislation in force from 1 October 2007 enables the Board to impose a special condition of an offender’s release that they attend a Board hearing after their release, for the Board to monitor their compliance with their release conditions.
Compliance Monitoring
|
2002-03
|
2003-04
|
2004-05
|
2005-06
|
2006-07
|
2007-08
|
| Hearing Volume |
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
57*
|
Number of offenders considered
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
54*
|
Last Updated: March 2009
