Editing Parole board (section)

==United Kingdom ==
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{{Main|Parole Board for England and Wales|Parole Board for Scotland|Parole Commissioners for Northern Ireland}}
In the United Kingdom parole board members are also drawn from a wider circle of professions. The boards typically make a judgement about whether a prisoner will affect public safety if released, but do not form an opinion about whether the initial sentencing was appropriate. The boards are [[non-departmental public bodies]] respectively of the [[UK government]] (Parole Board for England and Wales), the [[Scottish Government]] (Parole Board for Scotland), and the [[Northern Ireland Executive]] (Parole Commissioners for Northern Ireland).