§ Lord Hoyleasked Her Majesty's Government:
What is the estimated cost of changing the name of the Probation Service to the "Community Punishment and Rehabilitation Service". [HL723]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office, (Lord Bassam of Brighton)The change of name is one of a number of changes involved in the Government's plans to create a unified service for England and Wales. These include structural changes which will involve the amalgamation of some area services and make all of them more accountable to my right honourable friend the Home Secretary. The cost of changing the name is expected to be minimal in this wider context.