Written question asked by Cheryl Gillan (Conservative) on Thursday, 11 November 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 18 November 2004. It was answered by Paul Goggins (Labour) on Thursday, 18 November 2004 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what risk assessment he has carried out on (a) prison capacity and (b) workload at the National Offender Management Service; and what the outcome was.

Answer: Mrs. Gillan: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what risk assessment he has carried out on (a) prison capacity and (b) workload at the National Offender Management Service; and what the outcome was. [198476] Paul Goggins: As part of the setting up of the National Offender Management Service (NOMS), a comprehensive risk management strategy has been established, providing for the assessment, monitoring and managing of risks across the change programme. The results have been agreed with the NOMS directors and reported to the NOMS board and to other governance bodies within the Home Office. The assessments cover all aspects of the programme, including policy, implementation, people and process issues. The registers are continually updated as the programme evolves and the risks change.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 198476; 426 c2065-6W;426 c2071-2W
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Conditions of employment Prisons Staff National Offender Management Service Population Risk assessment
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk