FactCheck: government spends millions on overspill prison cells in police stations, exclusive data reveals
Some police forces told us they received six figure sums for providing cells that weren’t ever occupied.
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Some police forces told us they received six figure sums for providing cells that weren’t ever occupied.
Mid—teens for others. i will have a longer bulletin in around half an hour. the fallout of child serial killer lucy letby�*s refusal to appear for her sentencing continues as the government vows to change the law to force defendants to attend court. but how would any changes work in practice? well, prison officers already play a crucial role in getting defendants to and from court, and mark fairhurst, the chair of the union which represents them, joins us now. good morning. you have the responsibility, prison officers, of getting a defendant to and from court and also from the cells into t...
Who do not commit crime, the victims and families and be more robust with defendants who refused to appear. let's get them in the dock if that is what people want. haifa let's get them in the dock if that is what people want. how difficult is what people want. how difficult is the decision _ is what people want. how difficult is the decision the _ is what people want. how difficult is the decision the government i is what people want. how difficult l is the decision the government has to make? i is the decision the government has to make? ., ., ~' to make? i do not think it difficult- _ to mak...
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