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What is the current Gov fascination with privatisation. In most cases its proven to cost more and deliver less. How can this Government say its prudent when it continues these hair brained privatisations.
Can only conclude they are ideologues or have a hand in the cookie jar.
https://www.theguardian.com/politic...expresses-grave-concerns-about-no-deal-brexit
In the interview, Gauke was also questioned over a highly critical HM inspectorate report about privatised probation services. The chief inspector of probation, Dame Glenys Stacey, said that staff in the south-west were classifying offenders as low-risk just to meet government targets, grossly misclassifying the risk they posed to society.
The company providing the services was criticised for allowing business imperatives to trump the quality of the service delivered in Dorset, Devon and Cornwall, which the inspectorate ranked as inadequate, warning that similar practices could be presented in other regions of the UK.
“Effort is focused disproportionately on reducing the risk of any further contractual (financial) penalty,” Glenys said. “For some professional staff, workloads are unconscionable. Most seriously, we have found professional ethics compromised and immutable lines crossed because of business imperatives.”
The provider, Working Links, an employment and probation company owned by an asset management group based in Germany, went into administration on Friday after its owner, Aurelius, announced last week it was selling the remaining parts of its public-sector businesses in the UK.
Gauke also announced the establishment of a new privately run scheme, Tags for Offenders, which will allow for the 24-hour GPS monitoring of offenders’ location.
Can only conclude they are ideologues or have a hand in the cookie jar.
https://www.theguardian.com/politic...expresses-grave-concerns-about-no-deal-brexit
In the interview, Gauke was also questioned over a highly critical HM inspectorate report about privatised probation services. The chief inspector of probation, Dame Glenys Stacey, said that staff in the south-west were classifying offenders as low-risk just to meet government targets, grossly misclassifying the risk they posed to society.
The company providing the services was criticised for allowing business imperatives to trump the quality of the service delivered in Dorset, Devon and Cornwall, which the inspectorate ranked as inadequate, warning that similar practices could be presented in other regions of the UK.
“Effort is focused disproportionately on reducing the risk of any further contractual (financial) penalty,” Glenys said. “For some professional staff, workloads are unconscionable. Most seriously, we have found professional ethics compromised and immutable lines crossed because of business imperatives.”
The provider, Working Links, an employment and probation company owned by an asset management group based in Germany, went into administration on Friday after its owner, Aurelius, announced last week it was selling the remaining parts of its public-sector businesses in the UK.
Gauke also announced the establishment of a new privately run scheme, Tags for Offenders, which will allow for the 24-hour GPS monitoring of offenders’ location.