Private probation companies to have contracts ended early

Bailout totalling £500m criticised as justice secretary consults on new schemeThe monitoring of offenders in the community faces another shake-up after disastrous reforms introduced by Chris Grayling forced the government to bail out failing private probation companies by more than half a billion pounds.David Gauke, the justice secretary, has announced that eight private firms that run 21 “community rehabilitation companies” (CRCs) in England and Wales are to have their contracts terminated in 2020, two years earlier than agreed. Continue reading…
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