House of Lords written question – answered at on 23 May 2000.
Lord Mayhew of Twysden
Conservative
asked Her Majesty's Government:
What were the circumstances in which Mr McLennan-Murray, Governor of HM Prison Blantyre House, was recently removed from his post.
Lord Bassam of Brighton
Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Home Office
Mr McLennan-Murray's career move to a different type of prison had been planned for some time. The Director General of the Prison Service decided that this move should take place to coincide with the recent security operation, so that the programme of action required to take the establishment forward could be driven through from the outset by the new governor.
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