HC Deb 15 April 1993 vol 222 c726W

The Home Secretary has asked me to write to you in response to your Parliamentary Question about the staffing of the Remands Contracts Unit.

The Unit currently has 29 members of staff of whom 7 are engaged in on the spot monitoring of contract performance and associated work. None of its staff are legally trained; like other Home Office divisions, the Unit looks to the Department's Legal Adviser's Branch to meet its need for assistance or advice on any legal matter.