Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 23 November (HL3165), and following the open procurement exercise for the delivery of the Desistance and Disengagement Pilot Programme, whether they will state the names of the individuals and organisations which were selected to run the programmes alongside the Home Office.

Delivery of the Desistance and Disengagement Pilot Programme will be led by the Home Office in conjunction with key stakeholders and other Governmental Departments.

The Home Office will work alongside experienced practitioners and non-governmental organisations to deliver a suite of mentoring, psychological and theological interventions. Due to the sensitive nature of this important programme, and to give the pilot the best chance of success, we do not intend to release details of individuals and organisation which were selected to run the programme.