Written question asked by Lord Marlesford (Conservative), in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 9 May 1994. It was answered by Earl Ferrers (Conservative) on Monday, 9 May 1994 on behalf of the HM Prison Service.

Ferrers, Earl

Question: If the Criminal Record Office number of a convicted person given a custodial sentence is recorded on the computer system which is used in prisons in England and Wales and if there is any method in that prison computer system of linking the records of a prisoner newly admitted to custody with earlier records if the person concerned has previously served a custodial sentence. - Inc text of letter from Derek Lewis of Prison Service Agency.

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