Battle of the Titans
In the face of opposition from experts the British government may be reconsidering its plan to build three large new prisons
Jacqui Smith's recent announcement that proposals for direct elections to police authorities have been dropped is a rare example of consultation really making a difference. The British government is often accused of ignoring the results of its own consultations as it pushes on with policies regardless. But in this case the Home Office appears to have taken on board the concerns raised by the police and local councils and recognised that a U-turn, however embarrassing, was the right course of action.
So, if this approach is being followed over at the Ministry of Justice, can we expect a similar volte-face on Titan prisons? In a recent letter, David Hanson, the minister for prisons, announced that the government's response to its consultation on Titan prisons, which had previously been expected in November, would now be delayed until the end of the financial year. This, he explained, would give the government more time to consider the consultation responses it had received.
A mixture of law, politics, autobiography and humour. Once described as "The Devilish Advocate" (Guardian), I do have the ability to provoke a response. Sometimes it comes from someone who uses a thought process, and sometimes from jerks usually associated with the knee.
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If it does a U-turn it means it has found another solution to our overcrowded prisons and lack of secure cells - Letting prisoner's out early, and allowing them to make more mischief and even serious crimes on our streets.
3000 at the last count over some months.
In the land of the blind the one-eyed man is king.
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