The head of the Parole Board was given bonuses of up to £20,000 while the panel was freeing some of Britain’s most evil criminals.
Martin Jones picked up £5,000 to £10,000 on top of his £85,000-£90,000 salary in each of the past two financial years.
One of the payouts covers the year the board decided to release black cab rapist John Worboys – a decision it was later forced to overturn.
Martin Jones (pictured) picked up £5,000 to £10,000 on top of his £85,000-£90,000 salary in each of the past two financial years, while panel was freeing some of UK’s most evil criminals
One of the payouts covers the year the board decided to release black cab rapist John Worboys (pictured) – a decision it was later forced to overturn
A second official document covering the financial year 2020-21 showed another bonus, also of up to £10,000.
This was when the board arranged a hearing that led the to the release of Colin Pitchfork (child killer).
A spokesperson for the board claimed that the payment was related to the income of the chief executive in the previous year.
The mother of one of Pitchfork’s teenage victims claimed that the bonuses were ‘obscene.
Barbara Ashworth (75), whose daughter Dawn was killed in 1986, stated that they were rewarding themselves for their failures.
“I expect they will one day pin a Medal to his Lapel.”
Another document covering the financial year 2020-21 showed a bonus of up to £10,000, when the board staged a hearing that led to the freeing of child killer Colin Pitchfork (pictured)
Nick Hardwick, the board chairman, was forced to resign after Worboys was convicted in 2009 of rape and other sex crimes.
Worboys was released in 2018 after a legal challenge. He was then sentenced to additional sex assaults.
In June, the Pitchfork hearing result was announced that the double murderer was suitable for release.
The then justice secretary Robert Buckland asked the board to reconsider its decision – but it declined.
Alberto Costa, South Leicestershire MP where Pitchfork committed his crimes, stated: ‘I will definitely raise concerns about whether such large rewards should be offered for those who manage this system.
A Parole Board spokesperson said that bonuses were approved and paid by a remuneration panel.