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Reorganising NOMS and HMPS following the Carter review

21.2.08

Following publication of Lord Carter of Coles review of prisons in December, it was announced that a new Board would be set up chaired by Suma Chakrabarti, Ministry of Justice Permanent Secretary, to oversee work to develop and implement the proposals in the review. The Offender Management Programme Board (OMPB) has now been set up and the first meeting was held on Tuesday 22 January.

The membership of the OMPB is as follows:

Suma Chakrabarti
Lord Carter of Coles
Jeremy Beeton (Director General, Government Olympic Executive)
Ray Shostak (Head of the Prime Minister's Delivery Unit)
Helen Edwards
Phil Wheatley
Ursula Brennan (Director General, Corporate Performance)
Peter Brook (Head of Offender Management Programme Assurance)
Lord Justice Leveson is not a member of the OMPB but represents the judicial interest at our meetings.

Peter Brook has agreed to undertake a new role reporting to Suma as Head of Offender Management Programme Assurance. He will be responsible for quality assurance of the design and delivery of the offender management programme.

The OMPB is responsible for:

  • strategic direction and oversight of the scope, organisation, management arrangements, budgets and timetable for the development and delivery of an overall offender management programme.
  • ensuring the programme and all key projects within the programme are properly resourced.
  • ensuring the agreed programme plan is delivered effectively and at an appropriate pace.
  • advising the Justice Secretary and his Ministerial team on progress of the programme.
  • ensuring the key strategic and reputational risks associated with the programme are properly identified and managed.
  • ensuring an effective internal and external communication plan, and key stakeholder management strategy are developed and delivered.

The next meeting of the OMPB is on 27 February.

 

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