To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 1 March 2007, Official Report, column 1520W, on prison service: standards, how many (a) area professional standards managers, (b) local professional standards managers and (c) their deputies are in post; what proportion of them were fully trained by February; and if he will make a statement. (134760)

13 area professional standards managers and 128 local professional standards managers were in post in February 2007. It is not mandatory to appoint a deputy local professional standards manager, although many establishments have a deputy in post. By February 2007 all 13 area professional standards managers had received training along with 216 prison staff.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 1 March 2007, Official Report, column 1520W, on prison service: standards, in what circumstances an HM Prison Service commissioning officer may withhold (a) the investigation report and (b) parts of the investigation report from an individual being charged under the disciplinary code; and if he will make a statement. (134809)

The commissioning authority may withhold all or part of a report if disclosure to an individual facing allegations under the code of discipline is considered to threaten the safety of staff or prisoners, or the good order of an establishment. The specific circumstances under which a report, or part of a report, may be withheld are listed in PSO 1300 Investigations paragraph 3D 8.1.