§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the policy of his Department as to the wearing of a name badge by prison officers working in prisons in England and Wales; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Peter LloydThe procurement process through competitive tendering has commenced in order that name badges will be provided for every member of the prison service by 1 April 1993. As from that date all staff, including prison officers, coming into contact with prisoners or the public will be required when they do so to wear name badges. Further, staff will be encouraged to wear name badges in any circumstances where it will be useful or courteous to do so. This policy is in accord with the citizens charter, the report by Lord Justice Woolf and the White Paper "Custody, Care and Justice".
The wearing of name badges will be a tangible sign of the shared commitment by all employed in the Home Office prison service to deliver a quality public service.