Did minister mislead public over probation sell-off?
Questions were raised about ministerial comments related to the sell-off of privatisation today, following Simon Hughes’ appearance on the Today programme.
The justice minister said that:
- a pilot had been carried out
- there had been no criticisms from the independent inspector
- serious cases would still fall to the national service
But critics of the scheme cast doubt on all of those statements, as the war of words over the sell-off turned into a full blown legal battle.