§ Ms. RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department in how many prisons staff now wear name badges; and when staff in all prisons will be required to wear name badges.
§ Mr. JackIt is a commitment by Her Majesty's Prison Service that all staff in both headquarters and establishments will be required to wear name badges from 1 April 1993 when they come in contact with the general public and prisoners. Many staff have already been issued with their name badges and are being encouraged to begin wearing them, but as the manufacture and issue of these name badges is a rolling programme aimed for completion by 19 March 1993, it is not possible at this point in the programme to indicate how many prison establishments have received their badges.