Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Mary Glindon and Jeremy Wright

Tuesday 5th February 2013 Commons Chamber

[Jeremy Wright]

The straight answer to the hon. Gentleman’s question is that a public sector probation officer will make the judgment on whether a breach should be subject to action. Those providing interventions will be obliged to supply information about what has happened, but the judgment will be made by the probation officer.

The hon. Gentleman ought to recognise that, in a great many cases, a large number of the interventions provided for those who have been sentenced under community orders are made by the voluntary sector. It is not true that probation officers currently do everything themselves, and the flow of information between them and those who do is generally very good.

[Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside) (Lab)]

3. What progress he has made on his plans for the probation service; and if he will make a statement.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Mary Glindon and Jeremy Wright

Tuesday 18th December 2012 Commons Chamber

[Jeremy Wright]

I agree entirely with my hon. Friend. It is right, and it is what the public expect, that prisoners do something productive while they are in custody, rather than simply sitting around in their cells. That could involve a range of things such as work, education or drug treatment, but he is right that his constituents and mine would expect them to be doing something.

[Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside) (Lab)]

15. When he expects to announce the Government’s response to the consultation on the future of the probation service.