HL Deb 28 July 1998 vol 592 c196WA
Lord Avebury

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will require that the annual reports of Boards of Visitors at prisons in England and Wales be published. [HL2927]

Lord Williams of Mostyn

The response to the consultation paperOpening up Quangos indicated that there is widespread agreement to the Government's proposal that all advisory Non Departmental Public Bodies, as well as executive bodies, should produce and make publicly available an annual report. The Government will now consider with Boards of Visitors how these proposals might be introduced for Boards of Visitors who are currently required to submit an annual report to the Home Secretary on the state of the prison and its administration.