Staff at two London prisons could face discplinary action after claims inmates were moved between the jails to ensure they received positive inspection results.
The high-ranking employees at both Wandsworth and Pentonville Prisons are said to have transferred the prisoners before the inspections carried out by the Chief Inspector of Prisons.
The Prison Service launched an investgation after the chief inspector Dame Anne Owers said she had received information about the scheme moving difficult prisoners.
The inquiry will look into claims that a small mumber of prisoners were moved between the two category-B prisons - the UK's largest two jails - in May and June.
Both have recently been praised for improving standards but Owers is set to publish two scathing reports tomorrow (Tuesday) which will criticise the regimes at the prisons, which have both been hit by overcrowding and budget problems.
A meeting was held last week by the Prison Service over whether to bring gross professional misconduct charges against the staff involved.
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It does seem strange behaviour on the part of the Prison Service to promote both prison governors whilst they are facing disciplinary action, especially given that Owers report is critical of their respective prisons. It would appear that the culture of promoting incompetence is alive and well!
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