Paragraph 5

For rule 23 there shall be substituted the following rule—

“23

A probation committee shall ensure that an inspector of probation is allowed access to accommodation provided by the committee or by the Receiver, or a local authority, under paragraph 17 of Schedule 3 to the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973^f1 and shall take all reasonable steps to afford to such inspector other assistance for the conduct of an inspection on the probation service for the committee’s area or of the activities carried out by or on behalf of that service including all such other assistance as the inspector seeks.”.