tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post4650236694121731828..comments2024-03-28T19:11:47.821+00:00Comments on On Probation Blog: Select Committee Special 2Jim Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00258147767051200157noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-74842754167634844492017-04-04T15:03:55.254+01:002017-04-04T15:03:55.254+01:00Yes it does in DTVYes it does in DTVAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-50568641723549120062017-03-28T14:32:25.063+01:002017-03-28T14:32:25.063+01:00From the mirror,which includes references to the j...From the mirror,which includes references to the justice committee meeting earlier. <br /><br />http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/g4s-recalls-more-100-prisoners-10113398Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-28454600704578267572017-03-28T13:54:47.546+01:002017-03-28T13:54:47.546+01:00No it does not caseloads in Manchester are between...No it does not caseloads in Manchester are between 60 to 100 thats for both PSO's and PO. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-49854650290278064672017-03-28T12:40:53.659+01:002017-03-28T12:40:53.659+01:00Totally agree 09:35. It's a poker game. They k...Totally agree 09:35. It's a poker game. They knew exactly what they were signing up to. If anything, they'd identified flaws with the contract before signing up which would enable them to come back and demand more money, knowing they have an argument about the contract content that enables them to walk away without financial penalty. They're sharks. Full stop. <br />Unfortunately, I don't think the MoJ have a very good hand to play with, so it's all in, call the bluff, or fold and pay up. <br /><br />'Getafix Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-55462415914448335122017-03-28T11:49:48.071+01:002017-03-28T11:49:48.071+01:00Whoops a daisy - again!
Written Ministerial State...Whoops a daisy - again!<br /><br />Written Ministerial Statement to inform the House of an issue relating to electronic monitoring.<br /><br />Sam Gyimah MP<br /><br />The Ministry of Justice robustly monitors all commercial contracts. In January, officials in my department notified EMS, the provider of the electronic monitoring service, of an increase in the number of alerts that are raised when the electronic monitoring equipment worn by an offender or suspect is tampered with.<br /><br />This was investigated by EMS and G4S, the suppliers of straps and tags used to electronically monitor offenders and suspects with a curfew.<br /><br />At the end of February G4S informed the Ministry of an issue with faulty straps. Ministers were informed of this issue on 14 March.<br /><br />The monitoring functions of the tags themselves are not affected and the security features within the tags have been working correctly. I can assure the House that there has been no risk to the public.<br /><br />We understand that the number of affected straps is small. Only straps that have entered the system since October 2016 are affected. This is the point at which the batch of potentially faulty straps entered circulation. G4S has been testing straps. That testing indicates that around 1% (115) of the 11,500 straps in use today are faulty.<br /><br />If no tampering with the tag has been registered, they have operated as normal. Where a strap is faulty, however, there is a risk that it could incorrectly register that somebody has tampered with it.<br /><br />There is a small chance that some enforcement action may have been taken against an offender or suspect in response to a false report of a tamper. It does not mean an individual will have been automatically sent to custody. A single tamper alert without any additional evidence of an escalation of risk is likely to result in an alternative outcome, such as a warning letter. So it is unlikely that a first tamper on its own will result in an offender being recalled. The Ministry is working with G4S and EMS to investigate that further. The issue is also being brought to the attention of the courts.<br /><br />As a result of this issue, all potentially faulty straps will either be removed or replaced. This process is underway. In the interim, we will continue to monitor and respond to tamper alerts ensuring that where it is appropriate to do so enforcement action is taken.<br /><br />G4S has introduced further quality checks with the strap manufacturer to ensure that no more faulty straps enter the supply chain. The taxpayer will bear no cost for the faults.<br /><br />Document information<br />Published:<br />28 March 2017<br />From:<br />Ministry of Justice<br />Sam Gyimah MP<br /><br /><br />https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/justice-update--2<br />Andrew_S_Hattonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09115192522317353139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-26073546706158441762017-03-28T11:11:59.786+01:002017-03-28T11:11:59.786+01:00Caseloads of 40 for POs and 60 for PSOs in DTV are...Caseloads of 40 for POs and 60 for PSOs in DTV area Does this reflect the actual numbers?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-71018351808349552382017-03-28T09:35:38.309+01:002017-03-28T09:35:38.309+01:00I don't buy it. They knew exactly what they we...I don't buy it. They knew exactly what they were entering into. They are big companies and are big enough to take the initial financial hit. That's why all the small organisations had to walk away. How is it that the smaller organisations could figure out that the sums didn't add up but these huge companies with teams of accountants and competition lawyers claimed they didn't know. The next strategy is to get the government in a headlock and demand more money. They have a strategy and are executing it well. The government has no other option than to cough up. To reverse it would be far too embarrassing and the Tory party who will operate the levers of power for many years to come would never allow it!<br /><br />Give it a decade it will be twice the cost as running it in the public sector. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-19230923611021899622017-03-28T08:32:30.972+01:002017-03-28T08:32:30.972+01:00YVonne Thomas points finger directly at MoJ sleigh...YVonne Thomas points finger directly at MoJ sleight of hand here, particularly the last line of this excerpt:<br /><br />"The predictions around volumes and case loads could have been more accurate, in that the expectation that was set was much higher—and much more in line with what we actually have. However, this technical mechanism is an overcomplicated payment mechanism. That was quite obscured during the development of the bid by the MOJ."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-38505213793003853082017-03-28T08:05:48.030+01:002017-03-28T08:05:48.030+01:00From Aug'16 - the revolving door keeps on givi...From Aug'16 - the revolving door keeps on giving...<br /><br />"Mike Maiden has been appointed as Chair of the ARCC and DTV Boards. Mike was former Assistant Chief in the old County Durham service and<br />has worked as Chief Executive at Cumbria and Staffordshire and West Midlands Trusts and worked on the Transforming Rehabilitation programme on behalf of the Ministry of Justice. He has also worked in the private sector developing a bid for some of the Transforming Rehabilitation contracts.<br /><br />Commenting on his appointment, Mike said, “My approach to leading the Board of ARCC and DTV will be to encourage the developments that create the right environment for rehabilitation and hold the Executive to account for delivering them. I am really looking forward to meeting staff along the way and seeing the excellent work I already know that they are doing.”Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com