Examination of Witnesses

Part of Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 12:00 pm on 12 July 2011.

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Photo of Elizabeth Truss Elizabeth Truss Conservative, South West Norfolk 12:00, 12 July 2011

I completely agree with your comment earlier that there is an issue about the culture and organisation of resources in the prison and probation service rather than about the pure cost, and we have one of the most expensive justice systems in the world per head. I support the vision of the National Offender Management Service system as it was created, but how can that be put into practice when the Bill is implemented to created a much more seamless prison and probation operation rather than the very different cultures that we have at the moment?