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HM Prison Service

Lords · Question HL2897 · Tabled 26 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 3 Dec 2024

Question

Asked by Lord Farmer

To ask His Majesty's Government what band of seniority (1) family services leads and (2) family engagement leads typically occupy in prisons; and what assessment they have made of how this compares with education and employment leads.

Answer

Answered by Lord Timpson, 3 Dec 2024

The Head of Reducing Re-offending (HoRR) - typically at Band 7 or 8 in His Majesty’s Prison & Probation Service (HMPPS) - is responsible for family services, together with other areas such as housing, finance/benefit/debt, faith, health/drug strategy ...