§ Mr. Greg KnightTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects to publish his Green Paper on private sector involvement in the remand system.
§ Mr. HurdThe Green Paper "Private Sector Involvement in the Remand System" (Command 434), published today, sets out and invites comment on the options for involving the private sector in the operation of new remand establishments and of associated escort and court duties. The Green Paper identifies the main issues of principle and practice which need to be taken into account. Management consultants, assisted by criminal justice system experts, will shortly begin a detailed examination of the practical implications of involving the private sector in the ways which the Green Paper envisages. The Government will take the responses to the Green Paper, and the report of the consultants, into account in deciding, towards the end of the year, which, if any, of the options to pursue.