Risk and mental health reports for the Parole Board
Independent psychiatric and psychological risk assessments arranged for Parole Board proceedings, with the expert matched to the issue raised.
Parole decisions rest on an assessment of risk. Expert Medical Examination arranges independent psychiatric and psychological reports for Parole Board proceedings, matching each instruction to an expert whose practice covers risk assessment and in the parole process.
Risk assessment
We match the instruction to an expert whose practice covers risk assessment, registered with the relevant UK professional regulator.
Focused on the parole question
The assessment addresses the matters the Parole Board considers, including any mental disorder, progress made and the level of risk, set out clearly for the panel.
Prepared for the hearing
Reports are written for Parole Board proceedings and the expert can attend an oral hearing to give evidence where the panel requires it.
Independent risk evidence for parole decisions
The Parole Board needs a clear, independent assessment of risk. Our reports set out the clinical findings and the reasoning behind the risk opinion, and leave the release decision to the panel.
- Risk assessments using structured, validated tools
- Mental health assessments of the prisoner
- Assessments for indeterminate and IPP (Imprisonment for Public Protection) sentences
- Reports on progress and treatment in custody
- Assessment of risk of serious harm
- Mental capacity issues where they arise
- Reports written for the proceedings they are intended for
- Prison and secure-setting assessments arranged
- Oral evidence at the parole hearing where required
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