Director General of the Prison Service

HC Deb 01 April 1996 vol 275 cc61-2W

Lady Olga Maitland

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will announce the appointment of the Director General of the Prison Service; and if he will make a statement. [24469]

Mr. Howard

With the approval of the Prime Minister, I have today appointed Richard Tilt as Director General of the Prison Service.

I also propose to establish a Prison Service Advisory Board to advise me on the performance and plans of the Prison Service, including the key performance indicators, and on policy matters relating to the Prison Service. The advisory board will have a part-time non-executive chairman and the other members will include the director general, other senior Home Office and Prison Service officials and other non-executives.

I have concluded that the terms of the framework document which established the Prison Service as an executive agency of the Home Office in 1993 would benefit from some clarification. I propose to ask the advisory board further to consider the need for such clarification and to make recommendations.