§ Mr. W. J. Brownasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department in what circumstances he has withdrawn from the Liverpool Discharged Prisoners' Aid Society the certificate authorising the society to visit prisons.
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§ Mr. H. MorrisonThe certificate of efficiency of this society was withdrawn on the 26th November, 1943, on the recommendation of the Prison Commissioners, following a report from the National Association of Discharged Prisoners' Aid Societies to which this society was affiliated. The National Association is a central organisation formed by its affiliated societies to co-ordinate the work of local societies and to advise the Prison Commissioners as to their work and the allocation of the Government grant. A similar recommendation had previously been made following a full inquiry by an independent chartered accountant, and in 1942 this society was given an opportunity of putting its affairs in order. I was satisfied that, in spite of this chance, the management was still unsatisfactory. Accordingly, I accepted the renewed recommendation for the withdrawal of its certificate.