Lord Hylton askedHer Majesty's Government:
Whether they will provide copies of the Handbook for Prison Staff, recently published by the International Centre for Prison Studies, to British missions overseas, asking them, wherever possible, to bring it to the attention of prison authorities in those countries. [HL627]
§ Baroness AmosCopies of the new International Centre for Prison StudiesHandbook for Prison Staff have been sent to all British missions overseas. They have been asked to disseminate the publication to appropriate senior officials in ministries of justice, prisons and other relevant government administrations. The handbook is currently being translated into Russian, Spanish and Turkish. A French version is also planned in the next financial year. Once printed, UK missions in Russia and Russian-speaking countries, Turkey and South America, as well as Francophone Africa will circulate many hundreds of copies more. I have also arranged to have a copy placed in the Library of the House.