Written question asked by Lord Acton (Labour), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Labour) on Monday, 18 February 2008.

Criminal Justice: Women

Question: asked Her Majesty's Government:Further to their response to recommendation 8 of the report by Baroness Corston entitled Review of Women with Particular Vulnerabilities in the Criminal Justice System (Cm 7261), whether the senior civil servant who will head the new cross-departmental women's justice unit will do that job full-time.

Answer: Work to create the new women's unit is in its early stages and part of this work will give consideration to the role and position of the head of this unit. It is important to highlight that much is being done to take forward the commitments made in the Government's response in advance of the new unit being established. A good deal of cross-departmental working is already taking place, at both ministerial and official level, to identify the action that is needed to take forward our commitments in the Government response, which includes the establishment of a women's unit.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 1759; 699 c10WA
Session: 2007-08
Related items: Review of women with particular vulnerabilities in the criminal justice system. Government's response to the Report by Baroness Corston (Deposited Paper 07/575).
Thursday, 6 December 2007
Command papers
House of Lords
House of Commons
Subjects: Criminal proceedings Women Senior civil servants Departmental coordination
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