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HM Chief Inspector of Probation

Maria Eagle: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department who has been appointed as the next HM Chief Inspector of Probation; and if he will make a statement. [160597]

Mr. Straw: Recruitment for the post of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Probation has been run under Commissioner for Public Appointments guidelines following advertisements in the national press. The choice of candidates has been guided by an advisory panel including two independent assessors. As we announced on 6 April 2001, Official Report, column 357W, these were Baroness Stern, former Director of the National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders and now Senior Research Fellow at the International Centre for Prison Studies, and Lord Laming, former Chief Inspector of the Social Services Inspectorate.

From the candidates selected by the advisory panel, I have decided to appoint Professor Rodney Morgan as Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Probation. Professor Morgan is Director of the Centre of Criminology, Criminal Justice Faculty of Law at Bristol University and a member of the Parole Board.

I am delighted that Professor Morgan has accepted this appointment, which will take effect from 1 August 2001. Through their expertise and rigour of approach the probation inspectorate has provided a major contribution to building a National Probation Service capable of providing the highest standards of service. I am confident that Professor Morgan will continue that tradition.

Senator Pinochet

Ms Perham: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the total cost to public funds was of the extradition case of Senator Pinochet. [160723]

Mr. Straw: Four countries (Spain, France, Belgium and Switzerland) sought Senator Pinochet's extradition under the European Convention on Extradition. The final and total cost to public funds of handling these requests was £3,857,108.58. The breakdown of this is as follows:







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Criminal Records Bureau

Mr. Hepburn: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the Criminal Records Bureau will publish its Corporate and Business Plan. [160689]

Mr. Straw: The Criminal Records Bureau Corporate and Business Plan has been published today and a copy of the plan has been placed in the Library.

Prison Service

Mr. Hepburn: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has for the use of the private sector in the Prison Service. [160691]

Mr. Straw: I have asked Pat Carter, a non-executive member of the Strategy Board for Correctional Services, to carry out a review on the future role of the private sector in the prison system.

I will publish his review and the Government's response to it in due course.

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European Refugee Fund

Mr. Hepburn: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the organisations which successfully bid for 2000 and 2001 reception and integration funding under the European Refugee Fund. [160687]

Mr. Mike O'Brien: The successful bidders are:





























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