Justice Ministerial Meeting
I met the Youth Justice Minister Jake Richards this week to discuss a wide range of topics that I've raised in the House of Commons in recent weeks including:
Overall Prison Officer and staff safety, welcoming the use of PAVA in the YOI estate and discussing what further work can be done in this area.
How the government can work with care leavers and supportive organisations to reduce the numbers of people with care experience who enter the criminal justice system.
Concerns over Capita's management of the Civil Service Pension Scheme and the anxiety this is causing current and former Prison Staff