Closed petition Ensure costs for restoring order at HMP Birmingham are met by G4S not taxpayers

Closed on 11 March 2019

In 2011, the running of HM Prison Birmingham was entrusted to outsourcing company G4S. As G4S has failed in its responsibilities, the government should ensure that any costs associated with restoring appropriate conditions at the prison are met by the company and not by the taxpayer.

The company’s failure to maintain order and provide a safe, habitable environment that will ensure the rehabilitation of inmates, and their return to society has been reported by HM Inspectorate of Prisons www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk and the prison has now been placed under the control of the Ministry of Justice.

As G4S has been found to have failed in its duty of care to the inmates and staff alike, the Government should take all possible steps to ensure the taxpayer is not penalised for the company’s failure to meet its contractual obligations.