{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/parole-board-amendment-no-2-rules-2026/note",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/parole-board-amendment-no-2-rules-2026/note.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2026/204",
  "legislation_title": "The Parole Board (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/parole-board-amendment-no-2-rules-2026",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Rules)\nRule 2 removes paragraph (1ZA) of rule 19 which creates a presumption that in certain cases, the panel will make a decision on the papers, but the panel is able to depart from this and direct that a case should be directed to an oral hearing where there are exceptional circumstances to justify it.\nRule 3 revokes the Parole Board (Amendment) Rules 2026 (S.I. 2026/129) which made further amendments to, and in consequence of, paragraph (1ZA) of rule 19.\nA full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/204/note",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:05:17.174858+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}