§ Lord Marlesfordasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will enquire into the circumstances of the release from prison of Kevin Chambers, who on 3 April was sentenced to life imprisonment for a rape committed in Ipswich within 18 hours of being released from serving four years' imprisonment for an earlier conviction for rape; and why the Suffolk Police were not informed that he was accommodated at public expense in the Chequers Hotel in Ipswich on his release from the earlier custodial sentence. [HL2015]
§ Lord BachThis case was the subject of a serious incident report by Essex Probation Service in line with the requirements of Probation Circular 71/1998. The Home Office has asked Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Probation to investigate, and my right honourable friend the Home Secretary will be receiving an urgent report on this incident, which will recommend any action that should be taken.