§ Mr. WilshireTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the discussion paper on the probation service and the independent sector, foreshadowed in chapter 10 of the Green Paper, "Supervision and Punishment in the Community", will be available.
§ Mr. John PattenThe discussion paper "Partnership in Dealing with Offenders in the Community" was published yesterday; a copy has been placed in the Library. It has been distributed to probation services and other criminal justice agencies, and to a wide range of voluntary and other organisations. Further individual copies may be obtained, free of charge, by writing to:
- Room 440
- Criminal Justice and Constitutional Department
- Home Office
- 50 Queen Anne's Gate
- London SW1H 9AT