§ Alan SimpsonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects the Chief Executive of the National Offender Management Service to appoint the first Regional Offender Manager for the new service. [168838]
§ Paul GogginsAdvertisements for Regional Offender Manager posts appeared in the media from 18 April. Interviews of candidates will begin in early June as soon as possible after which the first appointments will be made.
§ Mrs. Ann CryerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether regional offender managers will be required to(a) locate prisoners and (b) purchase places for prisoners, as close to their homes as possible. [168783]
§ Paul GogginsRegional offender managers will assess individual offenders on a case-by-case basis and prescribe interventions appropriate to that offender. Wherever possible, the location of a prisoner's home will be taken into consideration.