The Secretary of State has approved the appointments of Parole Board Members. These comprise psychologist, psychiatrist and retired judicial members as set out below.
The Secretary of State has approved the appointments of 29 Psychologist members, 5 Psychiatrist members, and 7 Judicial members.
Parole Board members are appointed, by ministers, under Schedule 19 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003. The appointment of Parole Board members - save for judicial members - is regulated by the Commissioner for Public Appointments (CPA). Recruitment processes comply with the Governance Code on Public Appointments.
The Parole Board is an independent body that works with its criminal justice partners to protect the public by risk assessing prisoners to decide whether they can be safely released into the community.
The Parole Board was established by the Criminal Justice Act 1967. It is an executive Non-Departmental Public Body sponsored by the Ministry of Justice
New member appointments
The following members below have been appointed for five-year terms from 4 November 2025 to 3 November 2030:
Psychologist Members
- Eleni Belivanaki
- Catherine Bell
- Carol Bond
- Lucy Courtney-Brisbane
- Kate Geraghty
- Charlotte Griffiths
- Madeleine Hamilton
- Eliza Harris
- Ionnie Henry
- James Jackman
- Nicola Jackson
- Rupi Johal
- Sharon Jones
- Jacqueline Kennedy
- Sarah Khan
- Suzanne Lee
- Leiya Lemkey
- Avril McAlees
- Amy Meeson
- Khyati Patel
- Emma Pearce
- Sanjit Saraw
- Samantha Scott
- Diarmuid Sheehan
- Yvonne Shell
- Annita Tasker
- James Taylor
- Nicola Wallis
- Rachael Wheatley
Psychiatrist Members
- Jonathan Barker
- Christine Brown
- Caroline Mulligan
- Samrat Sengupta
- Rosalyn Tavernor
The following members below have been appointed for five-year terms from 20 January 2026 to 19 January 2031:
Judicial Members
- Andrew Bright KC
- Francis Burrell KC
- Patrick Fields
- Michael Hopmeier
- Judith Hughes KC
- Richard Parkes KC
- Caroline Wright
