Written question asked by David Anderson (Labour) on Wednesday, 17 December 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 12 January 2009. It was answered by Lord Hanson of Flint (Labour) on Monday, 12 January 2009 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.

National Offender Management Service: Manpower

Question: (3) what the (a) job description and (b) person specification for the post of director of offender management is;

Answer: Directors of Offender Management will be the single point of accountability in English regions and in Wales. They will lead the total system incorporating probation services, public sector prisons, contracted prisons and partnerships for the provision of offender management. Director appointments will be finalised early in 2009 and NOMS management are currently designing the regional structures and finalising staff numbers. Final staff numbers will be available in March 2009.The director of offender management role has been evaluated, in all cases, to be senior civil servant (SCS) pay band 2. The salaries paid will be commensurate with this pay band and are expected to be in the region of £80,000 to £120,000. The exact salaries of the directors will be different because the roles vary in scale and this will be recognised accordingly.It is expected that the savings generated from the regional restructuring in the National Offender Management Service, which includes the creation and appointment of directors of Offender Management will be in the order of £5 million to £10 million.The job description and person specification have been placed in the Libraries of the House.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 486 c514W; 246140
Session: 2008-09
Related items: Deposited Paper DEP2009-0060
Monday, 12 January 2009
Deposited papers
House of Commons
Subjects: Public appointments National Offender Management Service
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