Written question asked by Lord Blencathra (Conservative) on Thursday, 11 March 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 16 March 1999. It was answered by Lord Morris of Aberavon (Labour) on Tuesday, 16 March 1999 on behalf of the Attorney General.

Attorney General

Question: To ask Mr Attorney General, if he will make a statement on progress in implementing the recommendations of the Glidewell review of the Crown Prosecution Service. - Including ref to 30 November 1998, 321 c67-70W and fact that chart setting out position in relation to each recommendation in Library.

Answer: Mr. Maclean: To ask the Attorney-General if he will make a statement on progress in implementing the recommendations of the Glidewell review of the Crown Prosecution Service. [77020] The Attorney-General: I refer the right hon. Member to my written answer on 30 November 1998, Official Report, column 67, to my hon. Friend the Member for Swansea, East (Mr. Anderson) which set out the interim response of the Government to the Review of the Crown Prosecution Service. On that day I placed in the Library of the House a chart setting out the position in relation to each recommendation. The Crown Prosecution Service and other Departments with responsibility for criminal justice matters have continued work on consideration and implementation of the Report. The most significant recent steps have been the appointment by the Director of Public Prosecutions of Chief Crown Prosecutors and Area Business Managers for each of the proposed 42 areas of the Crown Prosecution Service which will come into being in April 1999. As I told the House on 30 November 1998, I expect to put a full response to the Review of the CPS before the House by the end of June.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 77020; 327 c572W
Session: 1998-99
Subjects: Crown Prosecution Service Reorganisation Crown Prosecution Service Review