Falsification Of Training Records (No. 3)

EDM number 1301 in 1993-94, proposed by John Hutton on 25/05/1994.

That this House notes the case of Paul Hamilton of Barrow in Furness; notes that Paul Hamilton is yet another innocent victim of JHP training; believes that JHP fraudulently produced an assessment sheet falsifying information as to training that did not take place; notes that this fraudulent document was submitted to Cumbria TEC who, having made payments to JHP, were subsequently alerted by people in Barrow to irregularities; notes that Cumbria TEC once again took an early decision to carry out an investigation; notes that in an attempt to cover up the abuse of taxpayers' money a representative of JHP pursued Paul Hamilton's employers for signatures on time sheets; congratulates this employer for his honesty and integrity in refusing to become part of what in effect is a criminal offence; believes that pressure being exerted by senior JHP personnel on JHP's operating centres leads to questionable professional standards; believes that a national NVQ system that rewards training agents with lump sum completion payments on certification invites fraud unless adequately monitored; and believes that the NAO should undertake full and comprehensive inquiry into NVQ training as inadequacies in systems are proving immensely frustrating for the many thousands of honourable and decent people who work in training nationally and in JHP centres throughout the country.

This motion has been signed by a total of 34 MPs.