tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post7803271689594738548..comments2024-03-29T06:40:58.606+00:00Comments on On Probation Blog: Napo Evidence Part TwoJim Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00258147767051200157noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-55649944294275356392018-03-20T10:05:51.599+00:002018-03-20T10:05:51.599+00:00the proceeding is currently in private - and the b...the proceeding is currently in private - and the blog won't accept comments<br /><br />Wooooooooo!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-33070654132329753552018-03-19T10:25:43.114+00:002018-03-19T10:25:43.114+00:00Richard Johnson, Buying Performance Quality, 2014,...Richard Johnson, Buying Performance Quality, 2014, describing how Grayling & co performed a 'workaround' to expedite TR:<br /><br />"Grayling, however, has waved his magic wand and made this problem go away for his ‘rehabilitation revolution’. The new CRCs are not being transferred to incoming contractors – they are being sold for £1. Because this is simply, therefore, a change of the shareholder, TUPE does not apply.<br /><br />Additionally, all historic pension liability is to remain with the Ministry of Justice. The ongoing cost of pension contributions becomes the responsibility of the new shareholder/owner, but at a reduced rate. Some redundancies will be made prior to the sale of the CRC and then, in the first year, the cost of further redundancies will, at least in part, be covered by the Ministry."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-76302095033347945722018-03-19T10:04:34.815+00:002018-03-19T10:04:34.815+00:00Wonder if this line of financial detail on page 14...Wonder if this line of financial detail on page 140, Cabinet Office Annual Report 2014/15, is the relevant entry?<br /><br />Resource grants to private sector - £102,323,000<br /><br />https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/465137/Cabinet_Office_Annual_Report_and_Accounts_2014-15_-_Web_Accessible_Version.pdfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-22985798585223511112018-03-19T09:45:10.533+00:002018-03-19T09:45:10.533+00:00Some key phrases of note:
8/6/15 - "an enhan...Some key phrases of note:<br /><br />8/6/15 - "an enhanced Voluntary Redundancy Scheme was put in place... and funded by monies from the Modernisation Fund to support a sustainable reduction in resource requirements."<br /><br />8/6/15 - "An initial wave of redundancies was made in advance of the letting of the contracts for the CRCs, and the remaining monies were transferred to the CRCs on a pro rata basis to be used for the same purpose."<br /><br />15/6/15 - "The total cost of these redundancies was £16.4m. All remaining Modernisation Fund monies were awarded to CRCs."<br /><br />2/7/15 - "Modernisation funding was allocated to the Ministry of Justice by HM Treasury in 2014/15 to bring about sustainable reductions in resource requirements across the Ministry."<br /><br />2/7/15 - "Some of this funding was made available for voluntary redundancies in Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs)... and the remainder was allocated to CRCs..."<br /><br />Note the subtle changes to wording as time progresses from "to be used for the same purpose" to "All remaining Modernisation Fund monies were awarded to CRCs."<br /><br />Also, it is explicitly clear from Selous' words that massive staff reductions were intentional & planned for right from the start - contrary to any of Grayling's assurances given in HoC:<br /><br />Grayling, HoC, 9 Jan 2013 (presumably just after submitting a funding request to Francis Maude's Cabinet Office): "I do not expect this to lead to wholesale redundancies in the probation service. It certainly means a new world for many people in the probation service in being part of the new organisations, new social enterprises and new consortia that will deliver the services. Yes, of course there will be some changes, but this does not involve, suddenly and instantly, mass redundancies in the probation service—that would not be right."<br /><br />And in case you didn't get it first time:<br /><br />"... we have no plans to reclaim any monies allocated to CRCs from the Modernisation Fund; and consequently there have been no discussions with CRCs about this."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-85340988225334393382018-03-19T09:24:05.264+00:002018-03-19T09:24:05.264+00:00Yaay!! Yet another opportunity for some bullshit f...Yaay!! Yet another opportunity for some bullshit from my favourite fuckwit Minister, Selous:<br /><br />* 8 June 2015: As part of the arrangements for the transfer of services from probation trusts to Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRC’s), an enhanced Voluntary Redundancy Scheme was put in place, in line with the terms of the National Agreement on Staff Transfer and Protections agreed with the probation Trade Unions, and funded by monies from the Modernisation Fund to support a sustainable reduction in resource requirements. An initial wave of redundancies was made in advance of the letting of the contracts for the CRCs, and the remaining monies were transferred to the CRCs on a pro rata basis to be used for the same purpose. While we have no plans to reclaim any monies allocated to CRCs from the Modernisation Fund, we have robust contract management arrangements in place to ensure that they are used for the purposes for which they were provided. Contract management teams are in place in each Contract Package Area to oversee each CRC operation.<br /><br />* 15 June 2015: Under the enhanced voluntary redundancy scheme opened in advance of the transition of the Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) to new providers, probation staff were able to apply for voluntary redundancy on the basis that they would leave the service by 31 March 2016. The total cost of these redundancies was £16.4m. All remaining Modernisation Fund monies were awarded to CRCs. Redundancy funding was allocated pro-rata to CRCs based on their size and estimated future staffing requirements.<br /><br />As stated in my answer to questions 900, 898, 902 and 901, we have no plans to reclaim any monies allocated to CRCs from the Modernisation Fund; and consequently there have been no discussions with CRCs about this. Contract Management Teams are embedded in each CRC, closely monitoring how all monies are used and robust processes are in place to ensure all expenditure is correctly spent.<br /><br />* 2 July 2015: Modernisation funding was allocated to the Ministry of Justice by HM Treasury in 2014/15 to bring about sustainable reductions in resource requirements across the Ministry. Some of this funding was made available for voluntary redundancies in Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs). Of this, £16.4m was spent on voluntary exit packages in 2014/15 and the remainder was allocated to CRCs on a pro-rata basis, based on their size and estimated future staffing requirements.<br /><br />Each Community Rehabilitation Company (CRC) is managed by a Contract Management Team (CMT), headed by a Senior Contract Manager and comprising staff with commercial, contract management and operational expertise to ensure a multi-disciplinary approach. The size of teams reflects the size of the contract being managed. While it is for CRC owners to implement and oversee redundancy schemes, CMTs are ensuring that CRC owners adhere to their contractual obligations in this area. CMTs are able to draw upon commercial, financial and legal expertise from within the wider Ministry in delivering this role.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-48601788231995655252018-03-19T09:21:48.884+00:002018-03-19T09:21:48.884+00:00Job cut create a false economy.
This snippet from ...Job cut create a false economy.<br />This snippet from the Times, (pay wall).<br /><br />Millions of pounds are being spent by the justice ministry on hotels for prison officers drafted into jails at risk of disturbances because of staff shortages.<br /><br />A total of £7 million was spent over the past five years with almost £1 million more on rail fares for hundreds of officers. Under a scheme known as detached duty, prison officers can be sent from their home prison to other jails where there are too few staff on the wings, resulting in restricted regimes being imposed on inmates.<br /><br />Annual spending on providing hotel accommodation for officers on detached duty has risen more than fivefold since 2013 as the prisons have suffered losses in staff, overcrowding and rising violence.<br /><br />Glyn Travis, assistant general secretary of the Prison Officers’…<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8578343158425987632.post-64443743526143745852018-03-19T07:28:52.596+00:002018-03-19T07:28:52.596+00:00So at least 967 jobs explicitly identified as lost...So at least 967 jobs explicitly identified as lost by design due to TR.<br /><br />HM Tory Gov encouraged, agreed to & paid for these job losses, which were covertly written into the bids for the CRC contracts & subsequently covered by an additional handout of taxpayer money via the Modernisation Fund. About £16m was used for redundancies; the bulk of this money, estimated at£64m, was pocketed by the CRC owners and NOT passed on to staff, nor was it recovered by HMGov, with Andrew Selous confirming in Hansard the CRCs were permitted to keep the cash for themselves.<br /><br />JSC - please can you ask how & why this was regarded as acceptable & approved by parliament.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com