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Jails Shunt Guards Round Britain to Fill Job Gaps £1.20 Weekend edition Saturday/Sunday January 20-21 2018 MoIncorporatingr the Dailyni Worker ng ForS peace andt socialismar STRUGGLE ON THE STREETS KENNY COYLE KEN LIVINGSTONE Protest pics of the week: p8 Why is Japan militarising? p13 15 years on from that Iraq demo: p11 www.morningstaronline.co.uk Jails shunt guards round Britain to fi ll job gaps The great survivor: CON FARE: Eel, pie and mash STAFF CRISIS PRISONS’ £3m TRAVEL BILL by Will Stone The revelation comes after a damn- ing report into HMP Liverpool found EXCLUSIVE a lack of staff contributed to the “worst MILLIONS of pounds are being squan- living conditions” for prisoners that dered by the government on hotel stays offi cers and nearly £250,000 on rail inspectors have ever seen. for prison offi cers who are being fares up and down the country. Mr Gillan pointed out that the gov- shunted around the country to plug The most expensive month was Octo- ernment has been running detached staffi ng shortfalls at other jails. ber last year, when more than £320,000 duty for four years and that “we can Almost £3 million has been splurged was spent on hotels and over £26,000 only guess” the full cost of the wasteful in the last year on hotel costs and rail on rail fares. scheme. fares to send overworked prison guards Mr Gillan said: “These fi gures high- The POA has argued that health and to understaffed prisons across Britain, light the systematic failings in our safety problems are also created by offi cial Ministry of Justice (MoJ) fi g- prison services and the woeful way in detached duty staff not knowing the ures show. which they are run. prison or prisoners as well as regular Prison Offi cers Association (POA) “I’m astounded that prison staff offi cers. general secretary Steve Gillan told the across the country are being forced to No evidence has ever been given by Star that the government would rather plug gaps at other prisons at the the government to support the scheme’s spend taxpayers’ money on hotels and expense of leaving their own prisons continued operation in terms of its travel than recruit more much-needed under-resourced. effectiveness and value for money, the staff. “It simply robs staff from one estab- union said. Photography book is a The colossal waste in the govern- lishment to prop up recruitment fail- Over the fi rst 13 months of the ment’s so-called “detached duty” ures at another. national scheme, the National Offender scheme was unearthed by a written “Money that is supposed to be going Management Service (now the Prison lovely look at London’s parliamentary question by shadow jus- to prison offi cers in improving pay and and Probation Service) estimated it had tice secretary Richard Burgon. increasing staff is instead going on cost in the region of £63.5m, amounting famous working-class Since December 2016 more than hotel bills. This is no way to deal with to £2,500 per offi cer every month. £2.4m was spent on hotels for prison the crisis in our prisons.” Turn to page 5 dish CULTURE: 17 DISABLED BUS ACCESS KURDISH SYRIA CYRIL REGIS Promised changes vanish: p3 Turkey plans invasion: p6 Premier League tribute: p24 Morning Star 2 NEWS HOME Saturday/Sunday January 20-21 2018 INDUSTRIAL PARLIAMENT Unite arms workers with Tories will not challenge tool to take on greedy bosses release of rapist Worboys by Lamiat Sabin been kept behind bars while UNITE the union is arming its Parliamentary Reporter the case was reconsidered. shop-fl oor activists with a tool Shadow justice secretary to take on greedy bosses who SERIAL rapist John Worboys Richard Burgon said there claim that there’s not enough could be freed within weeks should be a complete review money in the pot to give decent after the government of the handling of the entire wages. announced yesterday that it Worboys case — from the fi rst The “Pay Claim Generator” will not challenge his release. report to police to the Parole will give union negotiators Justice Secretary David Board’s decision. access to information on com- Gauke (pictured) claimed that He said Mr Gauke’s decision panies’ fi nances within sec- it would “not be appropriate” was “deeply regrettable.” onds to help them draw up to pursue a judicial review of “Many will be very disap- claims on pay and conditions. the Parole Board’s decision to pointed by today’s news,” Mr The information will also release Mr Worboys after less Burgon said. help employees back up their than 10 years in prison for “The government needs to claims for wage increases after attacks on 12 women. take measures that restore being told by bosses that pay The minister had commis- public confi dence in our jus- rises would be unaffordable. sioned legal advice last week tice system. Unite executive offi cer Sha- but told Commons yesterday “It’s clear that there is a ron Graham said: “Unite is that it was not feasible. pressing need for real changes working with members to Lawyers for two of Mr Wor- that will make Parole Board ensure they have the best boys’s victims said that the decisions much more transpar- tools, information and repre- government’s retreat would ent.” sentation to increase their pay not discourage them from Mr Gauke said that the rap- and conditions. launching their own judicial ist will not be released until “[The] generator will help review against the Parole his licensing conditions have stop employers from claiming Board next week. been fi nalised, and victims pay rises are not affordable Mr Gauke’s decision “does mum term of eight years. — one count of rape, fi ve sex- signed up to a contact scheme where they clearly are. not weaken our case at this The 60-year-old, who ual assaults, one attempted have had their say on the “Over the last decade pay stage,” said the women’s solic- drugged and sexually sexual assault, and 12 of restrictions. has shrunk while company itor Harriet Wistrich. assaulted dozens of female administering a substance He also disclosed that a profi ts are up and corporation Earlier this month, the passengers, was jailed indefi - with intent — but police review announced last week tax is down. Workers deserve Parole Board directed the nitely in 2009. believe he had more than 100 will be widened to look at their fair share of the profi ts release of Mr Worboys after He was convicted of 19 victims. whether there should be a they created.” serving just over his mini- offences against 12 victims If the government had been mechanism to allow parole successful in a court chal- decisions to be reconsidered. lenge, Mr Worboys could have [email protected] LEISURE SERVICES Swansea Council PRISONS Warnings backtracks on about HMP sports halls sell-off Liverpool by Felicity Collier replacing those who leave and ‘ignored’ by squeezing employees’ wages and downgrading work- A UNION has blasted the gov- SWANSEA Council is planning ing conditions. ernment for ignoring prison to privatise its leisure services “That means less money in offi cers past warnings about despite previous pledging not the pay packets of people in squalid conditions at HMP to, public-sector union Unison your neighbourhood and less Liverpool, which inspectors revealed yesterday. money spent on Swansea high have now described as Brit- The union says that council streets,” he said. ain’s “worst jail.” offi cials have shortlisted three A spokesperson for the Prison offi cers’ union POA private contractors to run council said it was considering general secretary Steve Gillan Morriston, Penlan and Penyr- options including a not-for- said the justice secretary heol sports centres. profi t trust model, which it needs to listen to staff and In recent years, neighbour- insists is not privatisation. governors before such scan- ing Vale of Glamorgan Council They added that if a third dals are exposed by the media. contracted out some of its party were involved the coun- The damning report by HM services to Parkwood Leisure, cil was “confi dent no jobs will Inspectorate of Prisons, pub- resulting in the closure of one be lost and that that levels of lished yesterday, said the condi- of its leisure centres. access and affordability will tions in the prison were “squalid” Parkwood has also attempted be maintained.” with prisoners forced to live with to block pay increases owed to The union pointed out that rats, cockraoches, blocked toilets leisure centre staff in other leisure centre staff are gener- and pools of urine. parts of Britain. ally low-paid young women Chief Inspector of Prisons The union cited the recent who work around childcare Peter Clarke raised concerns collapse of Carillion as evi- commitments. over the case of one vulnerable dence of how risky and costly It is understood the three man with complex mental privatisation is to taxpayers. private contractors are to sub- health needs who was held in Unison Swansea branch sec- mit bids in April 2018 with a a cell that had no furniture retary Chris Cooze said the view to one taking up the con- other than a bed. council is bowing to pressure tract in October 2018. Mr Gillan said the removal from years of austerity cuts. Unison written to council- of the governor of HMP Liv- He warned a new company lors urging them to support an erpool last October after a would seek to make “quick sav- in-house improvement plan. snap inspection was wrong.
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