Written question asked by Lorna Fitzsimons (Labour) on Monday, 5 July 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 13 July 1999. It was answered by George Howarth (Labour) on Tuesday, 13 July 1999 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to introduce classification of offences for which adjudication decisions are made on prisoners to allow more precise judgment of a prisoner's behaviour in prison when considering the prisoner for probation.

Answer: Lorna Fitzsimons: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to introduce classification of offences for which adjudication decisions are made on prisoners to allow more precise judgment of a prisoner's behaviour in prison when considering the prisoner for probation. [90264] Mr. George Howarth: A prisoner's behaviour is one of the issues taken into account in assessing risk in a parole review. The weight given to any adjudications will depend on the individual prisoner and the nature and circumstances of the index offence. There are no plans to introduce a more formal system of classification.

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