New Edition of Parole Board Hearings: Law & Practice – Discounted for APL Members
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Life as a prison lawyer: managing difficult cases and distressed clients
In person workshops in London and Manchester. Our work has never been so challenging – both legally and personally. The prison estate is at full capacity and many of our clients have significant mental health problems and additional needs that… Continue Reading
APL response to the Civil Procedure Rules Part 77 & Practice Direction 77 Consultation
APL has provided a detailed response to the consultation on changes to the Civil Procedure Rules to accommodate the “top tier” release referral decisions that are due to be implemented under the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024. You can read… Continue Reading
APL and the Parole Board’s Transparency Review
The Parole Board published its Transparency Review on June 5 2025 https://www.gov.uk/government/news/publication-of-parole-board-transparency-review. Following our session with members and the Parole Board on 9 June 2025, the APL wrote to the Chair of the Parole Board on 30 June 2025 setting out our… Continue Reading
APL Response to Criminal Legal Aid
Link to APL response here. The details on how to respond are here: https://consult.justice.gov.uk/digital-communications/criminal-legal-aid-proposals-for-solicitor-fee The deadline is Friday 4 July 2025.
APL Paper on the changes proposed by the Gauke review
This paper outlines how some of the changes, together with Government plans around their implementation, may affect people in prison and their access to justice: Read the paper here.
Gauke Review on sentancing
In May 2025, David Gauke published a review on sentencing. In June 2025 APL published an initial analysis of the proposed changes with a particular focus on the impact for prisoners and their representatives, which can be found here
Joint APL and LAPG submission to the Gauke Review on sentencing
Last month the APL and LAPG made a short joint submission to the Sentencing Review which is due to report “soon” according to a speech made by the Lord Chancellor last week. The short submission highlights that proposed changes may have an… Continue Reading
Statement by the Association of Prison Lawyers (APL) on first proposed fee increase in decades
The APL welcomed proposals issued today, 9 May 2025, by the Ministry of justice to increase the fees in legal aid prison law cases. The consultation document acknowledges that prison law was left out of the increases in criminal legal aid… Continue Reading
Justice delayed is justice denied: how to bring damages claims for delays in Parole cases – 8th April 2025
When: Tue 8 Apr 2025 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM Where: No.5 Chambers, London. WC2R 0EX Book your space at: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/associationofprisonlawyers/1563405 As the latest Parole Board annual report acknowledges, the number of compensation claims is on the rise. The report suggests that “this may be a result of additional pressures and… Continue Reading