Prisons And The Private Sector
EDM number 1450 in 2008-09, proposed by Paul Rowen on 07/05/2009.
Categorised under the topic of Prisons.
That this House notes the recent trend towards privatisation of prisons; further notes the persistently low performance of such privatised prisons in the prison service league table and the prison quarterly league tables; questions the ability of privatised prisons to maintain prison discipline and a safe environment for prison employees; agrees with the Prison Officers' Association in its opposition to prison privatisation; and calls for an end to further privatisation of prisons including HMP Buckley Hall in Rochdale which is currently tendering private applications.
This motion has been signed by a total of 46 MPs.
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