Rebecca Long Bailey – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Rebecca Long Bailey on 2016-03-22.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to paragraph 1.293 of Budget 2016, which areas of criminal justice services he plans to devolve to Greater Manchester; which bodies will assume overall governance of such services; what legal framework he plans to put in place for the governance of service providers; and how such (a) governing bodies and (b) service providers will be funded.

Mike Penning

In the Budget, the Government announced that it will work with Greater Manchester to strengthen its role in commissioning joined up criminal justice services and in developing flexible local services.

No services or budgets have been devolved. The Government is considering options in conjunction with Manchester.