Government to renationalise Probation Service after Private Sector Fails

[Tommy Tainant]

Offender supervision to be renationalised

The supervision of all offenders on probation in England and Wales is being put back in the public sector after a series of failings with the part-privatisation of the system.

It reverses changes made in 2014 by then Justice Secretary Chris Grayling.

The National Audit Office said problems with the part-privatisation had cost taxpayers nearly £500m.

All offenders will be monitored by the National Probation Service from December 2020.

Shocked that it has taken so long. The taxpayer has been paying more for an inferior service. Some things are not suited to a profit driven culture.

 

[Mikeoxenormous]

Offender supervision to be renationalised

The supervision of all offenders on probation in England and Wales is being put back in the public sector after a series of failings with the part-privatisation of the system.

It reverses changes made in 2014 by then Justice Secretary Chris Grayling.

The National Audit Office said problems with the part-privatisation had cost taxpayers nearly £500m.

All offenders will be monitored by the National Probation Service from December 2020.

Shocked that it has taken so long. The taxpayer has been paying more for an inferior service. Some things are not suited to a profit driven culture.

Yet the taxpayer has been subsidizing the Royal Family for how long now?

 

[Tijn Von Ingersleben]

Why was it privatized in the first place? Probably due to claims of inefficiency...at least partially.
Seems like they need to work on the entity in charge of government contracts...then probation management.
Part of the benefit of privatization for any government entity or service is the ability of that government to requisition, accept bid, and manage contracts.
HOWEVER dot dot dot if no one can interpret or manage contracts (GOVERNMENT) effectively, then you are fucking yourself with the other hand.

Government...fail fail fail.

 

[Tommy Tainant]

Why was it privatized in the first place? Probably due to claims of inefficiency...at least partially.
Seems like they need to work on the entity in charge of government contracts...then probation management.
Part of the benefit of privatization for any government entity or service is the ability of that government to requisition, accept bid, and manage contracts.
HOWEVER dot dot dot if no one can interpret or manage contracts (GOVERNMENT) effectively, then you are fucking yourself with the other hand.

Government...fail fail fail.

Its tory party dogma to privatise everything. Pretty much everybody told them it would be a disaster and it has been a half billion pound disaster.