# The Parole Board (Amendment) Rules 2009, Article 5: Amendments to the 2004 Rules


In rule 3 (appointment of panels)—
(a) omit paragraph (2);
(b) in paragraph (3)—
(i) omit “Subject to paragraph (6) below,”;
(ii) for “three” substitute “one or more”; and
(iii) after “with a hearing.” insert “In respect of a hearing in the case of a prisoner serving an automatic life sentence, a mandatory life sentence, a discretionary life sentence, or a sentence during Her Majesty’s pleasure, the oral panel shall consist of or include a sitting or retired judge.”;
(c) in paragraph (4) omit “, (2)”;
(d) in paragraph (5)—
(i) omit “Subject to paragraph (6) below,”; and
(ii) after “of that panel.” insert “In relation to any panels comprising two or more members formed under paragraph (3) above that include a sitting or retired judge, that person shall act as chair of the panel.”; and
(e) omit paragraph (6).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/408/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/parole-board-amendment-rules-2009/article-5
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