{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/parole-board-scotland-rules-1995/article-8",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/parole-board-scotland-rules-1995/article-8.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1995/1273",
  "legislation_title": "The Parole Board (Scotland) Rules 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/parole-board-scotland-rules-1995",
  "path": "article/8",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Matters to be taken into account by the Board",
  "text": "In dealing with a case of a person, the Board may take into account any matter which it considers to be relevant, including, but without prejudice to the foregoing generality, any of the following matters:—\n(a) the nature and circumstances of any offence of which that person has been convicted or found guilty by a court;\n(b) that person’s conduct since the date of his current sentence or sentences;\n(c) the likelihood of that person committing any offence or causing harm to any other person if he were to be released on licence, remain on licence or be re-released on licence as the case may be;\n(d) what that person intends to do if he were to be released on licence, remain on licence or be re-released on licence, as the case may be, and the likelihood of his fulfilling those intentions; and\n(e) any written information or documents or written representations which the Secretary of State or the person concerned has sent to the Board under rule 5 or 7 or which the Board has otherwise obtained.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/1273/article/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T13:09:27.045316+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."
}