Written question asked by Ross Cranston (Labour) on Wednesday, 2 March 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 16 March 2005. It was answered by Paul Goggins (Labour) on Wednesday, 16 March 2005 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether an estimate has been made of the potential efficiency savings of merging the Prison and Probation Services headquarters functions.

Answer: Ross Cranston: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether an estimate has been made of the potential efficiency savings of merging the Prison and Probation Services headquarters functions. [220393] Paul Goggins: The new National Offender Management Service headquarters is being redesigned alongside the Prison Service and Probation Service headquarters. As part of this process, all directors are being asked to identify efficiency savings of around 20 per cent. of headcount by March 2007.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 432 c316W;432 c314W; 220393
Session: 2004-05
Subjects: Cost effectiveness Staff National Offender Management Service National Probation Service for England and Wales HM Prison Service
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk