Privately Financed Prisons

Viscount Hailsham Excerpts

Wednesday 27th June 2018 Lords Chamber

[Viscount Hailsham (Con)]

My Lords, I welcome what my noble friend said about contracts. Will he ensure that contracts make explicit and enforceable provision for useful out-of-cell activities?

[Lord Keen of Elie]

My Lords, individual terms of contract make provision for appropriate facilities to be made available to those prisoners who are in private facilities. There is a system of management oversight by the Ministry with regard to the discharge of those obligations by private providers.