Paul Mageean reappointed as chief parole commissioner for Northern Ireland
Solicitor Paul Mageean has been reappointed as chief parole commissioner for Northern Ireland for a further three-year term.
Parole commissioners help to make decisions on the release or otherwise of those serving extended or indeterminate sentences and in relation to the revocation of licences and recall to prison in cases where an offender is subject to post custody supervision.
Mr Mageean was appointed as chief parole commissioner in 2019 and will now serve in the role until 2025.
In addition to his role in Northern Ireland, Mr Mageean is a member of the Policing Authority and the Parole Board in the Republic of Ireland. He is also director of legal consultancy business Mageean Law.