Director General of the Prison Service (Hansard, 26 January 1995)

HC Deb 26 January 1995 vol 253 c302W 302W

§ Mrs. Roche
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the contract of the Director General of the Prison Service comes up for renewal; what criteria will be used to decide whether his contract should be renewed; and who will take that decision.

§ Mr. Howard
The appointment of the Director General of the Prison Service was made for three years in the first instance from 6 January 1993, extendable to five years by agreement between him and the Department. It will be for me, on the advice of the permanent secretary, to take the decision on whether the director general should be offered an extension of his contract.