§ Lord Skelmersdaleasked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to the Answer by the Baroness Blackstone on 18 January, whether they will identify the Departmental Task Forces which have been wound up and replaced by non-departmental public bodies. [HL636]
§ Lord Falconer of ThorotonMy Answer to the noble Lord, Lord Roberts of Conwy, on 11 November 1999 (WA cols. 245–48) provided details of all task forces established since May 1997. The list included details of those task forces that have been wound up following completion of their work. In the case of two such task forces, work on a number of their recommendations is being taken forward by two executive non-departmental public bodies.
The Youth Justice Board for England and Wales was established in September 1998. It builds on the work of the Youth Justice Task Force.
The Disability Rights Commission, when it begins its work in April, will consider and take forward a number of the recommendations contained in the final report from the Disability Rights Task Force.