I am sure that my right hon. Friend will be aware that section 10 of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 provides that the Secretary of State can intervene when a probation board is underperforming. If some of the matters that he has just cited are causing problems, would not it be worth trying that route first?
Offender Management Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Patrick Hall
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 28 February 2007.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Offender Management Bill.
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