Victims on Parole Boards

Home Secretary Gives Annual Parole Board Lecture
Home Office Press Release
22 May 2006
"This rebalancing of the system back in favour of victims, builds
upon the recent announcement by the Lord Chancellor to allow
Victims, or their Advocates, the opportunity to sum up the
families' views during the sentencing of murderers. But I want to
go further in ensuring that victims or their representatives get a
greater say about the release of offenders back into the
community. Their voice must be heard more clearly.
"That is why:
1) We are already interviewing for members with experience of
either being a victim or victim support organisation, which I am
looking to appoint by June.
2) I want more of them.
3) We will be rebalancing the whole system in favour of victims.
It is nothing less than the public expects."