§ Lord Christopherasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will indicate what progress has been made on the appointment of a joint prisons/probation panel to accredit the design and delivery of work with offenders designed to reduce re-offending. [HL3683]
§ Lord Williams of MostynThe following independent experts have been appointed to the Panel:
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Name Mrs Hilary Eldridge Director, Lucy Faithfull Foundation Dr Dawn Fisher Consultant Forensic Clinical Psychologist, Llanarth Court Psychiatric Hospital Prof Don Grubin Professor of Forensic Psychiatry, University of Newcastle upon Tyne Dr Moira Hamlin Clinical Psychologist formerly with University of Bristol Health Trust Dr Norman Hoffman Senior Adviser, Abt Associates Incorporated, Cambridge, Massachusetts Dr Doug Lipton Senior Research Fellow, National Development and Research Institutes Incorporated, New York
Name Prof Mike Maguire Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Cardiff University Dr Janice Marques Chief of Programme Development and Evaluation, California Department of Mental Health Dr William Murphy Professor of Psychiatry, University of Tennessee Dr Frank Porporino Senior Partner, T3 Associates, Ottawa, Canada Prof Peter Raynor Professor of Applied Social Studies, University of Wales, Swansea Mr Simon Shepherd Clinical Psychologist and Chief Executive, European Association for the treatment of Addiction The panel will also include nominated representatives of the Home Office, the Prison Service, the Association of Chief Officers of Probation and Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Probation.
The panel will, under the chairmanship of Sir Duncan Nichol, start work later this year.