Member

The second part of this amendment deals with a specific issue that has been raised by the Prison Officers’ Association, which is concerned that its members will be told to fit tags on prisoners, pre release, as part of the Bill. If a private company such as Serco has the contract for electronic monitoring, surely it must be its staff who fit the tags, not hard-pressed prison officers. Prison officers already facing immense pressures day in, day out should not be expected to take on such additional responsibility.