Select Committee statement on Thursday, 20 April 2017, in the House of Commons, led by Robert Neill.

Prison Reform: Governor Empowerment

Statement on the publication of the Twelfth Report from the Justice Committee, Prison reform: governor empowerment and prison performance (HC 1123).

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 624 cc820-5
Session: 2016-17
Department: Justice Committee
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Related items: Prison reform: governor empowerment and prison performance. Justice Committee twelfth report with formal minutes.
Tuesday, 28 March 2017
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Proceeding contributions: John Bercow | 624 c864 (Link to this contribution)
We now come to the second Select Committee statement. In a moment I shall call the Chair of the J...; Robert Neill | 624 cc864-824 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Backbench Business Committee for giving me the opportunity to present the Committee’s...; Richard Burgon | 624 c824 (Link to this contribution)
I should like to pay tribute to the Chair of the Select Committee, the hon. Member for Bromley an...; Robert Neill | 624 c824 (Link to this contribution)
I do not think that it is an either/or, but I appreciate the spirit in which the hon. Gentleman a...; Andrew Selous | 624 c824 (Link to this contribution)
Does my hon. Friend agree that governor autonomy is a necessary but not a sufficient condition fo...; Robert Neill | 624 c824 (Link to this contribution)
That is absolutely right. As we consider the issues around safety and other matters that attract ...; Kate Green | 624 c825 (Link to this contribution)
As a member of the Justice Committee, I should like to congratulate my hon. Friend—if I may call ...; Robert Neill | 624 c825 (Link to this contribution)
That issue has been raised in evidence, and there are differing views on the impact of larger or ...; John Howell | 624 c825 (Link to this contribution)
I too want to raise the question of governor empowerment. I had the opportunity to discuss this w...; Robert Neill | 624 c825 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my hon. Friend for his contribution and for his work on the Committee, which has been tir...
Subjects: Accountability Administration Recruitment Prisoners Prisons Staff Standards Safety Reform Prison governors
Link: View this Parliamentary proceeding on hansard.parliament.uk

Prison Reform: Governor Empowerment

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