Offender Management (Hansard, 24 March 2004)

§ Mr. Gerrard
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to produce a project initiation document in respect of the National Offender Management Service. [160894]

§ Paul Goggins
Establishing the National Offender Management Service will include a number of projects. Those individual projects will follow standard government project management procedures.

§ Mr. Oaten
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the management of the female prison estate under the National Offender Management Service arrangements. [161162]
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§ Paul Goggins
The structure of the National Offender Management Service (NOMS) is yet to be finalised. The implementation team are considering a range of issues including the management of the female prison estate within NOMS.

§ Mr. Oaten
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects to publish a project initiation document in respect of the National Offender Management Service; when he intends to appoint a project manager; and what the delivery date will be. [161163]

§ Paul Goggins
Establishing the National Offender Management Service (NOMS) will include a number of projects. Those individual projects will follow standard government project management procedures.
Eithne Wallis, former Director General of the National Probation Service, was appointed as change manager on 6 January. She is responsible for the implementation of the National Offender Management Service. A Programme Team to assist with the development of NOMS is being assembled. The National Offender Management Service will come into being on 1 June 2004 and it is anticipated that it will have become fully functional by 2008–09.

§ Mr. David
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what consultations he has had with(a) employees and trade unions and (b) hon. Members about the new National Offender Management Service. [161218]

§ Paul Goggins
The document "Reducing Crime— Changing Lives" sets out the Governments initial response to the review of correctional services carried out by Patrick Carter.
The Home Secretary continues to seek views from key stakeholders on a number of issues raised in that document relating to the effective management of offenders. We are currently considering initial responses.