House of Commons - Appointment of HM Chief Inspector of Prisons - Justice Committee

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Justice Committee - Fourth Report
Appointment of HM Chief Inspector of Prisons

Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 16 March 2010.

Contents

Terms of Reference

Summary
1 Introduction
2 Chief Inspector of Prisons

Background
Purpose
Resources and workload
Operations

3 The hearing

Evidence from the current Chief Inspector
The candidate
The candidate's approach
Independence
Experience
Resources
Role of prison and of the inspectorate
Conclusion

Annex A: Posts for pre-appointment scrutiny (extract from Government's list)

Attorney General's Office
Ministry of Justice

Annex B: Statutory basis; person specification; and terms and conditions

Statutory provisions (Prison Act 1952)
Person Specification
Core competencies
Terms and conditions

Formal Minutes
Witnesses

Oral Evidence
2 February 2010
10 March 2010

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