HL Deb 25 January 2000 vol 608 c191WA
Baroness Stern

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What training is being given to the Prison Service on the implications for its work of the implementation of the Human Rights Act 1998. [HL588]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord Bassam of Brighton)

All staff in the Prison Service and others working in prisons will be provided with information about the Human Rights Act 1998. Senior managers and key policy staff will be given training on the implications of the Act for their work. Existing Prison Service training courses on legal issues already include material on the Act.