Cap. 516 Art. 7Parole Clerks.

(1) There shall be appointed Parole Clerks who shall have sufficient clerical qualifications and administrative experience to perform the duties pertaining to the post.

(2) The Parole Clerks shall:

(a) act as Parole Clerks to the Parole Board to assist in the parole process and be responsible to keep contact with the Director of Correctional Services;

(b) have access to the prisoner’s sentence plan, kept at the Correctional Facility, to be able to keep a log of the parole eligibility date of each prisoner eligible for parole;

(c) make the necessary arrangements to inform each prisoner who would be eligible for parole, four months before the parole eligibility date so that if the prisoner wishes, he may apply to the Parole Board to be considered for parole; and

(d) make the necessary arrangements to compile the parole dossier which would include all documents listed in article 13(1); and ensure that the parole shall reach the Parole Board at least three dossier months before the parole eligibility date.

(3) The Parole Clerks shall hold office for three years and shall be reeligible for appointment after the end of each of their respective term of office.

(4) The Parole Clerks shall be accountable to the Parole Board in terms of the fulfilment of duties prescribed by the Act.