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Proceeding contribution from Baroness Linklater of Butterstone (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 5 June 2007. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee of the Whole House (HL) on Offender Management Bill.

Offender Management Bill

If there was any suggestion to the contrary by the noble Baroness, Lady Howarth—there probably was not—I wish to say that I understand very well and appreciate, better than most possibly, the role and value of volunteers and support officers in various respects. I have done this all my life, working with and training people in such positions. What prompted this amendment is something just referred to by the noble Baroness, Lady Anelay: the silence of the Bill on the supreme importance of professional qualifications and training. We should never seek to diminish the fundamental influence they have throughout the system, and they should never be allowed to slip.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
692 c1085 
Session
2006-07
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Conditions of employment Contracts Councillors Finance Rehabilitation Private sector Offenders Qualifications Pay Membership Management Magistrates Probation Standards National Probation Service for England and Wales Voluntary organisations Training Probation trusts Probation officers
Legislation
Offender Management Bill 2006-07
Link
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