Bail hostel firm could lose contract
The company responsible for managing more than 200 bail hostels faces losing its contract after a resident was murdered in one premises.
The Ministry of Justice has demanded urgent remedial action from ClearSprings following the death of Mark Bradshaw at a hostel in Stockton, Teesside.
If the company fails to address concerns in a satisfactory manner it could be stripped of the multi-million contract for the hotels, which can house potentially dangerous suspects and criminals.
One concern centres on unauthorised individuals being present in hostels following evidence that a girlfriend of one of Mr Bradshaw's killers had been in the building when she should not have been.
In the wake of the case, the MoJ served a "rectification notice" on ClearSprings and it had until this weekend to respond with a series of "remedial measures".
Work on any measures will then be monitored by the National Offender Management Service and if it fails to comply one "option" can be "termination" of the three-year contract.
ClearSprings manages 204 bail hostels in England and Wales and has earned more than £10 million in the last two years alone, although the contract is up for renewal next year.
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