§ Lord Lester of Herne Hillasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they intend to impose any restrictions on the form or content of the Annual Report of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons; and, if so, what the nature and scope of such restrictions will be.
§ Baroness BlatchHM Chief Inspector of Prisons is required by statute to submit to my right honourable friend the Home Secretary in each year a report in such form as my right honourable friend may direct, and my right honourable friend is required to lay a copy of that report before Parliament. My right honourable friend has no plans to change these arrangements.