§ 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.