HL Deb 23 November 2000 vol 619 c94WA
Lord Harris of Greenwich

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many organisations and individuals had by 31 October expressed support for the proposal to merge the Prison and Probation Inspectorates. [HL4483]

Lord Bassam of Brighton

We received 36 responses commenting on the options identified by the consultation document, as laid out in the Answer I gave on 12 October (Official Report, col WA48). Of these:

  • three supported the appointment of a joint Chief Inspector for Prisons and Probation;
  • 28 supported our other options for change; and four supported the status quo

A small number were not definite in their responses or covered only the appointment of a joint Chief Inspector.

Copies of the responses have been placed in the Library.