Former prison governor questioned on Wrexham prison proposal
15 January 2015
Welsh Affairs Committee holds evidence session on prisons in Wales and treatment of Welsh offenders. The Committee hears from Kevin Lockyer, a former prison governor, and representatives from Wrexham County Borough Council.
- Parliament TV: Prisons in Wales and treatment of Welsh offenders
- Inquiry: Prisons in Wales and treatment of Welsh offenders
- Welsh Affairs Committee
Witnesses
Tuesday 20 January 2015, Committee Room 16, Palace of Westminster
At 10.15am
- Kevin Lockyer, Adaptus Consulting
At 11am
- Councillor Hugh Jones, Lead Member for Communities, Partnerships and Regeneration, Wrexham County Borough Council
- Lee Robinson, Strategic and Performance Director, Wrexham County Borough Council
A new prison in Wrexham
The Committee hears from Kevin Lockyer, a former governor at three prisons who now provides consultancy services on criminal justice matters and reducing re-offending. The Committee asks him how more modern prisons could work, about the performance of large prisons, and also the proposals for a new prison in Wrexham.
In the second panel, the Committee hears from representatives from Wrexham County Borough Council about the proposals to build a new prison in Wrexham.