§ Lord Gregsonasked Her Majesty's Government:
Who has responsibility for funding Boards of Visitors and the Boards of Visitors' Secretariat. [HL1322]
§ Lord Williams of MostynResponsibility for funding Boards of Visitors and the Secretariat will be transferred from the Home Office to the Prison Service with effect from 1 April. There are in practice no tangible business links between the work of boards and the core Home Office and the transfer will enable Boards to be funded appropriately. This change will in no way affect the independence of boards. Prior to reaching a decision, the Government consulted the National Advisory Council for Boards of Visitors.