Bishop Rachel in the House of Lords; “The training for prison staff is woefully short”

The Anglican Bishop for HM Prisons, the Rt Revd Rachel Treweek asked the prisons Minister, Lord Timpson, what training prison officers get to help them in their roles.

She said, “The training for prison staff is woefully short, a matter of weeks ~ what is being done to expand that development?” – Lord Timpson responds to the question and you can watch the full recording below.

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