TY  - JOUR
AB  - On 1 April 1993 the Prison Service in mainland Britain acquired an
agency status. This is in conjunction with increasing news of
contracting out of services and outright privatization. Raises the
questions of whether the whole concept of agency status is a prelude to
privatization; what the implications are for industrial relations; and
is it part of the plan to marginalize the Prison Officers′ Association
(POA)? Concludes that the change of emphasis to agency status will not
address the current penal crisis in Britain.
VL  - 6
IS  - 6
SN  - 0951-3558
DO  - 10.1108/09513559310046801
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/09513559310046801
AU  - Black John
PY  - 1993
Y1  - 1993/01/01
TI  - The Prison Service and Executive Agency Status – HM
Prisons plc?
T2  - International Journal of Public Sector Management
PB  - MCB UP Ltd
Y2  - 2024/05/09
ER  -