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HM Prison Service, Home Office, Premier Custodial Group, Serco Group plc and Group 4 Falck Global Solutions Ltd
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| Taken before the Committee of Public Accounts on Monday 30 June 2003 Members present: Mr Edward Leigh, in the Chair | |
| Geraint Davies | Mr George Osborne |
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Sir John Bourn KCB, Comptroller and Auditor General, further examined
Mr Brian Glicksman, Treasury Officer of Accounts, HM Treasury, further examined.
REPORT BY THE COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL:
The Operational Performance of PFI Prisons (HC 700)
Witnesses: Mr P Wheatley, Director General, HM Prison Service, Mr M Narey, Commissioner for Correctional Services and Permanent Secretary for Human Resources and Mr J Steele, Director of Strategy, Finance and Competition, Home Office, Mr K Beeston, Executive Chairman, Serco Group PLC and Ms V O'Dea, Contract Director, HMP & YOI Ashfield, Premier Custodial Group and Mr D Banks, Chief Operating Officer, Group 4 Falck Global Solutions Ltd, examined.