Justice written question – answered at on 6 May 2009.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will take steps to ensure that there is no duplication in the workload of National Offender Management Service regional directors and HM Prison Service area managers; and if he will make a statement.
One of the key objectives of NOMS is to protect the public and reduce re-offending. The new regional directors of offender management (DOM) will be accountable for this objective by achieving effective integration of the work of all agencies across the region. Each will lead by developing relationships and creating and implementing a strategic vision focused on outcomes. Optimising the integration of the prison and probation services at local and regional levels will be a key part of their role to protect the public, reduce re-offending and improve performance.
Following a comprehensive review and restructure of the regional organisation, the role of Area Manager no longer exists. Instead, each DOM will be supported by a team of regional managers, each with a specific portfolio of work, in line with overall strategy, reporting to the DOM.
The demarcation lines between the strategic role of the DOM and the more delivery focused roles of their senior management Team will remove the opportunity for duplication.
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