§ Mr. GerrardTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what audit of privately designed, constructed, managed and financed prisons run under private finance initiatives has been carried out in the last two years. [179149]
§ Paul GogginsThe National Audit Office carried out a review of privately designed, constructed, managed and financed prisons and published their findings in "The Operational Performance of PFI Prisons" (Ref.: HC 700 2002–2003, ISBN 0102921725).
The Prison Service Standards Audit Unit audit every privately operated prison against agreed prison and security standards on a two year rolling programme.
Private prisons are overseen by Home Office Controllers who undertake regular internal audit programmes.
Each of the private prison operators have there own quality assurance team that completes audits and reviews of the prison regime and in security procedures.
§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the future of(a) Garth and (b) Wymott Prisons in Chorley; and whether these prisons will remain in-house. [179517]
§ Paul GogginsThere are no current plans to change the role or status of either of these establishments.