HM Inspectorate of Prisons

(asked on 9th March 2015) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, who the members are of the appointment panel for the new Chief Inspector of Prisons.


Answered by
Andrew Selous Portrait
Andrew Selous
Second Church Estates Commissioner
This question was answered on 12th March 2015

The Selection Panel for the competition to recruit a new Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons were:

  • Dame Anne Pringle (Chair) – A Public Appointment Assessor nominated by the Commissioner for Public Appointments.
  • Antonia Romeo, the then Director of Criminal Justice, Ministry of Justice.
  • Lord Oliver Henley, former Minister of State, Home Office. He was the first independent selection panel member.
  • Amanda Sater, a member of the Youth Justice Board and the second independent selection panel member.
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