asked Her Majesty’s Government:

Further to the Written Statement by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath on 24 June (WS 921–3) stating that “a cross-departmental Criminal Justice Women's Unit has been established with a senior civil servant appointed to head up the unit”, (a) what grade is the senior civil servant, and (b) whether the appointment is full time. [HL4690]

The senior civil servant appointed to head up the cross-departmental Criminal Justice Women’s Unit is a deputy director, and the appointment is full time, reporting to a director with overall responsibility for women. The head of unit leads on managing and co-ordinating the work on women in the criminal justice system across all relevant departments.