Probation Service (Hansard, 18 July 1997)

§ Mr. Beith
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the serious incident reports procedure was set up for the Probation Service in England and Wales. [8900]

§ Joyce Quin
May 1995.

§ Mr. Beith
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many serious incident reports from each probation service in England and Wales have involved assaults against staff since May 1995. [8902]

§ Joyce Quin
One.

§ Mr. Beith
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department for what reason no press notice accompanied Probation Circular 00/97. [8903]

§ Joyce Quin
Formal press notices are not issued on each occasion that circulars are issued but on this occasion, as on others, guidance was given to the press to put the circular in context.

§ Mr. Beith
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when Ministers assessed the contents of the Probation Service circular on serious incidents reports issued on 30 June. [8905]

§ Joyce Quin
The material in the circular was submitted to us shortly before issue.