151Release of serious offender on parole

#### 151 Release of serious offender on parole 151 Release of serious offender on parole > > (1) The period to be specified in a parole order under section 149 or 150 is to be— > > > > > (a) if the order is made earlier than 14 days before the offender’s parole eligibility date (other than an order made following consideration of the offender’s case under section 143B), a period beginning no earlier than the offender’s parole eligibility date and ending no later than 21 days after that date, and > > > > > (a1) if the order is made following an application by the offender referred to in section 143A, and is made before the offender’s annual review date (within the meaning of that section), a period beginning no earlier than the offender’s annual review date and ending no later than 35 days after that date, and > > > > > (b) in any other case, a period beginning no earlier than 14 days after the date on which the order is made and ending no later than 35 days after that date. > > > (1A) In determining a day on which to release a violent offender under subsection (1), the Parole Authority must take into account the potential trauma to a victim and the victim’s family if the offender is released on the anniversary of the commission of the offence against the victim. > > > (1B) For the purposes of this section, a violent offender means an offender who is serving a sentence for an offence involving violence against a person, including any type of sexual assault referred to in the definition of sexual assault and domestic violence in section 19 of the [Victims Rights and Support Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2013-037). > > > (2) If an application is made to the Supreme Court within 14 days after a parole order is made, the order is suspended— > > > > > (a) until the application is dealt with by the Court or the application is withdrawn, or > > > > > (b) if the direction of the Supreme Court includes a requirement that the Parole Authority reconsider its decision in the light of the direction, until the Parole Authority revokes the order or confirms it with or without modifications. > > > (3) Any such suspension automatically lapses at the end of the period of 28 days after the date on which a direction referred to in subsection (2) (b) is given if during that period the Parole Authority neither revokes the parole order nor confirms it with or without modifications. > > **s 151:** Am 2001 No 117, Sch 4 \[4\] \[5\]; 2004 No 94, Sch 1 \[34\]–\[36\]; 2008 No 108, Sch 1 \[22\]; 2013 No 37, Sch 3.4 \[3\]; 2014 No 6, Sch 1 \[11\].