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Venables, now 40, was sent back to prison in 2010, and again in 2017, for possessing indecent images of children.<\/p>\n
He was scheduled to have his release reviewed by a parole panel in October 2022 following his 40-month sentence, but the hearing was postponed.<\/p>\n
A Parole Board spokesperson confirmed a hearing would take place next month.<\/p>\n
The spokesperson said the panel would “carefully examine a huge range of evidence, including details of the original crime, and any evidence of behaviour change”.<\/p>\n
“Parole Board decisions are solely focused on what risk a prisoner could represent to the public if released and whether that risk is manageable in the community,” the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n
“Members read and digest hundreds of pages of evidence and reports in the lead up to an oral hearing.<\/p>\n
Read more: “Evidence from witnesses including probation officers, psychiatrists and psychologists, officials supervising the offender in prison as well as victim personal statements are then given at the hearing.<\/p>\n “The prisoner and witnesses are then questioned at length during the hearing, which often lasts a full day or more.”<\/p>\n The spokesperson added: “Parole reviews are undertaken thoroughly and with extreme care. Protecting the public is our number one priority.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Source: \u00a0
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