Probation Privatisation involves handing over control of public welfare to private companies.
Probation Privatisation and contracting out involve giving up control of public welfare we all rely on to private companies.
Once a public service or asset is privatised, we, the public, lose the ability to have a voice in decisions affecting that service or asset.
We also lose the ability to request and view important information related to the privatized function. Without proper information and a forum in which to voice opinions, the public is effectively shut out of the decision-making process.
These services and structures are no longer controlled by a government accountable to the public, but instead beholden to companies who may have entirely different goals and priorities.
The Criminal Justice workers need to unite because Privatisation means:
1. Less Protection for the Public.
Privatisation mean Court cases being abandoned and criminals walking free due to cutbacks
Privatisation means Prisons being under staffed and prisoners coming out worse then they went in.
Privatisation means Probation Trusts are being sold off even though they have served this country well. Even though their record is first class in regards to public protection. Even though the experts have advised the Government against this.
Now the Daily Mirror reports, "Plans to sell off the Probation Service will put the public at “very high risk” of harm, a secret official report reveals.
The findings – leaked to the Sunday Mirror – say more criminals will reoffend if private firms and charities are put in charge of their rehabilitation.
The Probation Association report claims Justice Minister Chris Grayling’s privatisation, being rushed through before 2015, will result in “poorer outcomes for victims, communities and offenders” and an overall “higher risk to the public”.
Mirror.co.uk http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/probation-service-sell-off-plans-danger-2928397#ixzz2nV8iMVIr
2. Less Money for the Public.
Privatisation means more Fats Cats and they don't come cheap with their wage rises, bonuses and greed is good mantra!
Privatisation means Corporation overcharging the Public Purse by over £24 million, and now the Serious Fraud Office are in investigating this loss.
Privatisation means Corporations being able to evade tax on their earnings with more loss from the public purse.
Privatisation has meant gas, water, electricity and rail has prices have continued to rise and Government seems powerless to act.
The Coalition Government seeks to fix budget woes by saving the government money. But numerous examples in a variety of sectors show that projected savings don't always materialise. Cost overruns combined with hidden and indirect costs, such as contract monitoring and administration, can make privatisation more expensive than in-house services.
3. Less Democracy for the Public.
Privatisation means Companies being Accountable to Shareholders rather than the general public.
We are all aware of the saying, “The tail wagging the dog” and I think that we are becoming more and more aware that the big Corporations are now wagging this Government.
Privatisation is moving away from the Government being run by the people, for the people.
Privatisation means that the Public has less voice, less input and less democracy.
Privatisation means selling out to global companies and we are becoming like tenants in our own country.
4. Less Workers for our Communites.
The Government has recently spoken about Probation’s privatisation as being a Evolution, which has been worked on for a long time.
But make no mistake it’s a Revolution to British workers, who have give good service to this country, who are being undermined, or dispensed with.
Jane Street and associate director in the NHS says that “Privatisation means the same staff do the same job for less money, through an expensive process. Wasteful and unnecessary”
Jane Street and associate director in the NHS says that “Privatisation means the same staff do the same job for less money, through an expensive process. Wasteful and unnecessary”
All this will simply allow for the Rich to get Richer and the Government to get more donations from grateful corporations who receive contracts!
Some weeks ago Barrister Sam Parham said, "Probation Officers, Court Staff, Solicitors & Barristers must unite to stop Tories flogging off Criminal Justice - together we're strong"
Some weeks ago Barrister Sam Parham said, "Probation Officers, Court Staff, Solicitors & Barristers must unite to stop Tories flogging off Criminal Justice - together we're strong"
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