109Functions of Board

1. The functions of the Board are—

2. to consider offenders for parole and, if appropriate, to direct offenders to be released on parole (under sections 20 to 32):
4. to consider offenders for release on compassionate release and, if appropriate, to give a direction for their release on compassionate grounds under section 41:
5. to set the conditions for—
   1. offenders released at their statutory release date (under section 18); and
   2. offenders released on parole or compassionate release; and
   4. offenders released at their final release date under section 104:
6. to monitor the compliance by offenders with their release conditions in accordance with section 29B:
7. to consider and determine applications for—
   1. the variation and discharge of release conditions under section 58; and
   2. the variation and discharge of conditions of extended supervision orders as provided for in section 107O; and
   3. interim and final recall from parole or compassionate release:
8. to make postponement orders under section 27 in relation to offenders:
9. to make and review orders under section 107:
10. to impose special conditions on offenders in respect of whom extended supervision orders have been made:
11. to review decisions in accordance with section 67:
12. to do anything else it is required to do under this Act or any other enactment.

13. The Board also has the following functions:

14. to develop policies on how to discharge its functions under this section, and to amend and revise those policies as it sees fit:
15. to maintain a register of Board decisions:
16. to keep statistical and other records relating to its work:
17. to provide information that is readily accessible to offenders, victims (as defined in section 4 of the Victims' Rights Act 2002), and the general public about matters relating to release from detention and the policies and operation of the Board generally.