4. Supplementary evidence submitted
by the Probation Boards' Association
During John Raine's evidence to the Committee
on 29 November 2005, the Committee requested further information
about the composition local Probation Boards and the extent to
which this is representative of local communities.
In response to this request, I am pleased to
enclose the following background documents:
*The Regulations (SI 3342) which set out the
requirements for the size, appointment and composition of Boards[5]
(not printed).
*A PBA summary paper on Boards, which includes
a section on size and membership that draws from SI 3342, produced
in August 2004 for the then Chief Executive of NOMS.
*The current Home Office Competency Framework
for Board Chairs and Members, which includes a requirement for
Chairs and other Members to "Demonstrate knowledge and understanding
of local communities and their service delivery needs" (see
Section 5).
In practice, it is certainly the PBA's experience
that Boards are genuinely representative of their local communities
and this is amply demonstrated in the enclosed extracts taken
from various Boards' web sites (not printed).
I do hope this information is of help to the
Committee.
Martin Wargent
Chief Executive
29 December 2005
5 The Local Probation Boards (Appointment) Regulations
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