Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what programme management capabilities his Department has developed to oversee the future development of the new generation electronic monitoring programme.

The Electronic Monitoring Programme has an Authority Programme Board, chaired by the Senior Responsible Owner and reports regularly to HM Prison and Probation Service Agency’s Executive Committee and to the Department’s Investment Committee.

The Senior Responsible Owner of the electronic monitoring programme has successfully completed the Major Projects Leadership Programme and the Programme Director who reports to him has completed the Project Leadership Programme.

The Department’s Portfolio team attend the Authority Programme Board and provide oversight of the Departmental Change Portfolio to ensure it is aligned to strategy, is achievable and affordable; assesses the effectiveness of project governance and controls, and; provides assurance that the portfolio remains on track for effective delivery.