Written question asked by Lord Rowlands (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 5 February 1997. It was answered by Tom Sackville (Conservative) on Wednesday, 5 February 1997 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: What estimate he has made of the reduction in the budget in 1997-98 for the Probation Service in Mid Glamorgan; and what estimate he has received from the service of reductions in the number of probation officers directly serving clients. - Inc figs.

Answer: Mr. Rowlands: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the reduction in the budget in 1997-98 for the probation service in Mid Glamorgan; and what estimate he has received from the service of reductions in the number of probation officers directly serving clients. [13933] Mr. Sackville: The specific grant cash limit for the Mid Glamorgan probation service in 1997-98 is £2.8 million, 2.1 per cent. lower than for 1996-97. Part of this reduction is due to a transfer of responsibilities and resources from Mid Glamorgan to Gwent as a consequence of local authority boundary changes. It is for the Mid Glamorgan probation committee to decide how these resources will be best used and to determine what specific changes within the service, including staff numbers and deployment, should be undertaken within the total level of expenditure implied by this level of grant support. The committee has not yet provided information about its staffing plans for 1997-98.

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