A DECISION on whether a former Miss Hitler beauty pageant contestant can be freed early from prison is expected later this month. 

Alice Cutter, originally from Bradford, was jailed for three years back in June 2020 for being a member of far-right terrorist group National Action. 

Cutter, who was 23 at the time, was one of four neo-Nazi "diehards" convicted of being members of the banned, far-right terrorist group National Action.

It was confirmed last month that she had been granted a parole hearing.

"We can confirm the parole review of Alice Cutter has been referred to the Parole Board by the Secretary of State for Justice and is following standard processes with a decision expected in mid-April," said a Parole Board spokesperson told the T&A. 

National Action, labelled "racist, anti-Semitic and homophobic" by the then-home secretary Amber Rudd, was banned in December 2016 after a series of rallies and incidents, including praise of the murder of MP Jo Cox.

Cutter, who entered the Miss Hitler beauty contest as Miss Buchenwald - a reference to the Second World War death camp, had denied ever being a member, despite attending the group's rallies, in which banners reading "Hitler was right" were raised.

The Parole Board spokesperson added: "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.  

"A panel will carefully examine a huge range of evidence, including details of the original crime, and any evidence of behaviour change, as well as explore the harm done and impact the crime has had on the victims.  

"Members read and digest hundreds of pages of evidence and reports in the lead up to an oral hearing.  

"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.  

"The prisoner and witnesses are then questioned at length during the hearing which often lasts a full day or more.  Parole reviews are undertaken thoroughly and with extreme care. Protecting the public is our number one priority."