§ Captain P. MACDONALDasked the Home Secretary whether, when vacancies occur in the rank of Governor in prisons 27W and Borstal institutions, applicants from the discipline and clerical ranks are received and considered; whether there is a selection board to advise him; and, if so, who are the members of the board?
§ Sir J. GILMOUR:Any applications made by members of the clerical and discipline ranks of the prison service for appointment to the rank of Governor are received and considered. When a vacancy has to be filled, the Secretary of State, before making an appointment, receives the advice of a selection board composed of representatives of the Prison Commissioners and the Civil Service Commissioners; the membership of the board varies from time to time.