Written question asked by Claire Curtis-Thomas (Labour) on Thursday, 30 October 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 10 November 2003. It was answered by Paul Goggins (Labour) on Monday, 10 November 2003 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what resources he will provide to the National Probation Service to help it meet its obligations in the new sentencing plans under the Criminal Justice Bill. - Inc figures.

Answer: Mrs. Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what resources he will provide to the National Probation Service to help it meet its obligations in the new sentencing plans under the Criminal Justice Bill. [136256] Paul Goggins: Final decisions about both the timing of implementation of the sentencing measures in the Criminal Justice Bill, and the allocation of supporting financial provision to the National Probation Service (NPS) beyond the current financial year, have not yet been made. The major resource demand for the NPS will arise from the implementation of custody plus. The NPS has begun recruiting additional trainee probation officers to its two-year training programme. We have allocated £11.5 million in this financial year to support this capacity building.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 136256; 413 c108W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Finance Government assistance National Probation Service for England and Wales Sentencing Reform
Legislation: Criminal Justice Bill 2002/03
Contains statistics: Yes
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