Justice written question – answered at on 16 March 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much his Department spent in each category of expenditure on (a) advertising for and (b) recruiting for the position of Prisons and Probation Ombudsman; how many applications his Department has received; and when he expects an appointment to be made.
Advertising costs for the recruitment of the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman were £7,270.00 plus VAT. The value of the contract for executive search and related services is £23,000 plus VAT. Forty-one applications were received. Our expectation is that an appointment will be made by June 2011.
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