§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans the prison department has 305W for research into the needs of prisoners for social work help; and by which agency or agencies these would best be met.
§ Mr. MayhewA review of how the social work needs of prisoners can best be met by prison and probation staff, within the existing constraints on staff and other resources, is being conducted by the Home Office, in consultation with the other interests involved. It is hoped that, as a contribution to that review, a research project will begin in January into the social work needs of prisoners, the range of their problems and the responsese to them. The trade unions of the prison service and of the probation and after-care service are being consulted about the proposed project.