Prison Population 2022: planning for the future

The Justice Committee is holding its third evidence session as part of its inquiry into Prison Population 2022: planning for the future on Tuesday 11 September 2018 at 10.00am in Committee Room 8, Palace of Westminster.

The purpose of this session is to examine the current and future pressures on the prison system from a strategic and  operational perspective, including 

• the impact of prison population growth on running prisons in the context of constricted finances 
• how prisons respond to and seek to rehabilitate the current prison population, including particular cohorts of prisoner and how they plan for and accommodate changes in the population 
• the current and future position on maintaining and modernising the prison estate 
• issues relating to the recruitment and training of prison officers and leaders 

Witnesses:

At 10.00am:

• Nick Pascoe, Vice-Chair, Prison Governors Association 
• Terry McCarthy, Prison Officers Association 
• Julia Rogers, Managing Director Justice and Immigration, Serco