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In such situations, the Parole Board may decide to fix another date for the hearing, which will be a date on which the prisoner is eligible for release from custody.
The paper that is before us aims to bring the committee up to date on the subject and sets out an approach for the production of a final report.I am concerned about the timescale.
I am minded to support what Margaret Jamieson suggests, but only if the petitioners are given full and up-to-date information. If the petitioners remain dissatisfied, they could lodge another petition in the next Parliament.
Although we can invite individuals and organisations to come along to the committee, they might not be available on the dates that are suggested. We will have to try to match that up.