Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he was first informed that Mr Paul McDowell had tendered his resignation as Chief Inspector of Probation; and when he accepted that resignation.
The Secretary of State was informed on Friday 30 January 2015 that Mr McDowell had tendered his resignation. The Secretary of State accepted the resignation on the same day. This was the outcome of careful consideration on both sides and preceded the transfer of ownership of all the Community Rehabilitation Companies on 1 February 2015.