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The Parole Board Rules 2016

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PART 5Miscellaneous

Disclosure of information

25.—(1) Information about proceedings under these Rules and the names of persons concerned in the proceedings must not be made public.

(2) A contravention of paragraph (1) is actionable as breach of statutory duty by any person who suffers loss or damage as a result.

Transmission of documents etc.

26.  Any document required or authorised by these Rules to be served or otherwise transmitted to any person may be transmitted by secure electronic means, secure postal delivery or courier delivered—

(a)in the case of a document directed to the Board, to the office of the Board or the Board’s email address, or

(b)in any other case, to the last known address or email address of the person to whom the document is directed.

Error of procedure

27.  Where there has been an error of procedure by either party or by the Board, such as a failure to comply with a rule—

(a)the error does not invalidate any step taken in the proceedings unless the member appointed by the Board for this purpose, being either a panel chair, single member, or duty member directs otherwise, either on the application of a party or in the course of conducting the proceedings, and

(b)the panel chair, single member or duty member may make a direction or take any other step that it considers appropriate.

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