Written question asked by Cheryl Gillan (Conservative) on Tuesday, 23 November 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 7 December 2004. It was answered by Paul Goggins (Labour) on Tuesday, 7 December 2004 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the objectives are of the National Offender Management Information Project.

Answer: Mrs. Gillan: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the objectives are of the National Offender Management Information Project. [200000] Paul Goggins: The National Offender Management Information Project will provide the National Offender Management Service with a centralised offender database. This will help to achieve its central aim of reducing re-offending, as well as support new sentencing provisions, replace aged IT systems in Prisons and Probation, and contribute to better communication and co-operation with other Criminal Justice Organisations.

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