Functions of the Parole Board

(1) The Board shall have the power to deal with and to decide as toof 1998. (a) the release on parole of any offender eligible for parole under these Rules; 100 (b) the remission, suspension or variation of any condition of parole of any offender, or imposition on any such offender of any additional condition of parole. (2) In considering any case for parole under this Part, the Board may request any person to provide information or to make representations which in the Board’s opinion, may be of assistance in reaching a decision including any information or representation concerning– (a) the safety of the public, and of any person or class of persons who may be affected by the release of the offender; (b) the welfare of the offender and his reformation and training in the prison in which he is detained; (c) the sentence imposed by the court and any comments by the court when such sentence was imposed; (d) any representations made by the of or the Commissioner of Police; (e) any representations made by the offender or any person acting on his behalf; (f) the probable circumstances of the offender if released, especially the likelihood of his peaceful reintegration into society; (g) the likely response of the offender to supervision by the parole officer; 101 (h) the reasonable probability that the offender will live and remain at liberty without violating laws; (i) any other information or representation which the Board may think fit.