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Louise Casey

Asked about remarks made by the head of the anti-social behaviour unit, Louise Casey, which were critical of Government policy, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that the Home Office were looking into the remarks she had made. As a Civil Servant she was subject to a code of conduct. Asked about what the Prime Minister thought about the remarks, the PMS said that the Prime Minister’s high regard for Louise Casey was well known, based on her record of achievement in the posts she had held. Asked what that record was, the PMS said that for example she had worked in the rough sleepers unit where the figures now showed a record low. Rough sleepers were down 70% from 1,850 in 1998 to 508 last year. Asked what else she had done to have earned such a high regard from the Prime Minister, the PMS said that the anti-social behaviour unit was doing a huge amount of work as a cross departmental issue. Asked why she reported directly to the Prime Minister, the PMS said that it was a cross-departmental issue. All channels of communication had been checked with the Home Secretary and the Prime Minister and it was perfectly normal for her to report to both of them on such an important issue which covered a lot of departments.

Put to her that for there was something wrong when an official who was in charge of dealing with anti-social behaviour was herself behaving like a yob, the PMS said that these remarks had been made after a dinner and they should be looked at in that context. It was not uncommon for people on occasion to say things which they might have cause to regret in the cold light of day. Asked if the way in which these remarks had found their way into the public domain was being investigated the PMS said she did not know and journalists should speak to the Home Office for details.

Asked if the Prime Minister still had confidence in her, the PMS said that he did. Asked if the Prime Minister had been aware of this before this morning, the PMS said not as far as she knew.

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