§ Baroness Gould of Potternewtonasked Her Majesty's Government:
What progress has been made on the appointment of a joint prisons and probation panel to accredit the design and delivery of work with offenders aimed at reducing reoffending. [HL2605]
§ The Minister of State, Home Office (Lord Williams of Mostyn)Sir Duncan Nichol has been appointed as chair of the panel. The members of the panel are in the process of being appointed and their names will be announced in June. The panel will start work by the autumn.