G4S Loses Contract To Run Yorkshire Prison

Written By Unknown on Kamis, 08 November 2012 | 18.54

G4S has lost its contract to run a Yorkshire jail and failed to win any further prison contracts, says the Ministry of Justice.

The Wolds prison, which has been run by the security firm since it opened in 1992, will return to the public sector in July 2013, the department said.

G4S, which has been at the centre of the Olympics security shambles, failed to secure the Northumberland prison and the South Yorkshire group of jails - Lindholme, Hatfield and Moorland - it was bidding for.

Prison inspectors found the performance of the Wolds Prison in East Yorkshire deteriorated in 2010.

Concerns were expressed over "the availability of drugs, a lack of staff confidence in confronting poor behaviour, weaknesses in the promotion of diversity and limited work and training provision".

Reporting on its latest inspection in June, Chief Inspector of Prisons Nick Hardwick warned that while there were some improvements, "many of our previous concerns still needed to be addressed effectively".

He also found "the third of single cells that had been doubled up to hold two prisoners were too cramped, lacked sufficient furniture and had poorly screened toilets".

Overall, it was a "mixed report" and the prison found itself "on the cusp of potentially significant change, with competitive tenders for the management of the prison signalling uncertainty about its future".

The prison is a category C training prison holding up to 395 men.

A G4S spokeswoman said: "We are disappointed by today's announcements. As the leading private provider of prison management in the UK, we have 20 years of experience of running prisons for the MoJ.

"Our performance across all six prisons we run has been to a high standard with every aspect of performance either meeting or exceeding the key performance indicators applied by the MoJ.

"We look forward to discussing the contract award decision with the MoJ within the next few days to determine why we were unsuccessful."

G4S shares were down 5% after the announcement.


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