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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The Secret Diary Of A Parole Board Member retweeted
Today marks the UK's first National Day for Victims and Survivors of Terrorism, which provides an opportunity to remember those who have lost their lives or been affected by terrorism.
Further information about the support available can be found here:
Terrorismsurvivorhub.org.uk
The Secret Diary Of A Parole Board Member retweeted
New on CrimeLine: Secretary of State for Justice v Razzell (Glyn) [2026] EWHC 2172 (Admin).
The first substantive hearing under section 32ZAA of the Crime (Sentences) Act 1997, in which the High Court quashed the Parole Board's direction to release a life prisoner convicted of murdering his wife. Cheema-Grubb J sets out how the new jurisdiction works: the court is not reviewing the Board's decision for rationality but deciding the statutory question for itself, and the test is a positive satisfaction requirement rather than a balancing exercise. The judgment is essential reading on the treatment of denial, unproven allegations and Helen's Law in release decisions, and on the weight a risk management plan can bear when it depends on the honest self-reporting of a prisoner found to be dishonest.
Full case note and judgment: crimeline.co.uk/secretary-of…
The Secret Diary Of A Parole Board Member retweeted
BREAKING: Glyn Razzell, who murdered his estranged wife but has never revealed where her body is, can no longer be released from prison, the High Court has ruled.
Sky's @AmeliaHarperTV says it is the fourth time Razzell has unsuccessfully bid for release.
BBC News - High Court to review decision to release murderer Glyn Razzell - BBC News
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c74d…
BBC News - UK's longest-serving female inmate set for release - BBC News
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BBC News - Government blocks murderer Lorraine Thorpe's move to open prison - BBC News
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BBC News - Double jeopardy killer Dunlop's parole hearing to be public - BBC News
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BBC News - High Court to review decision to release murderer Glyn Razzell - BBC News
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BBC News - Leoni Keating's killer denied parole a fifth time - BBC News
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BBC News - Black-cab rapist John Worboys denied parole for second time
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BBC News - Berkshire man who killed wife with hammer not fit for release - BBC News
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BBC News - 'Killing in prison is not difficult' - the rise in cold-blooded attacks behind bars
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BBC News - Danielle Jones's brother says Essex killer must say where body is - BBC News
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BBC News - Police killer Kamal Bourgass' parole bid denied - BBC News
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BBC News - Five IPP prisoners to be referred to Court of Appeal
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BBC News - Prison officer who had sexual relationship with inmate is jailed - BBC News
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The Secret Diary Of A Parole Board Member retweeted
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.
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…
ALT Reading for rehabilitation, A thematic review by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons, January 2026.
BBC News - James Bulger killer Jon Venables set for further parole hearing - BBC News
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c89q…
