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Offender Management

I agree with my right hon. Friend that the challenge is implementation. His Committee has taken a consistent interest in the subject, and I hope that we can work together on implementing the strategy. I agree with my right hon. Friend that we must ensure that the people who are most dangerous to society are under our control in prison. The right hon. Member for Haltemprice and Howden (David Davis) has identified some of the weaknesses in our regime, and we must resolve those issues in the public sector. Finally, I also agree with my right hon. Friend that flexibility on the front line is the key issue. Candidly, I do not believe that the relationship between prisons, probation and other services such as education and health and local employers is as strong as it needs to be in communities in Norwich, Southampton and up and down the country.