fromwww.theguardian.com
19 hours agoCatastrophic' MoJ leasing of jail with toxic gas set to cost more than 100m
A catastrophic decision by the Ministry of Justice to sign a 10-year lease on a prison where high levels of a poisonous gas had been detected is expected to cost the UK taxpayer more than 100m, parliament's spending watchdog has concluded. The public accounts committee said the 2022 deal to rent HMP Dartmoor from the Duchy of Cornwall was signed in a blind panic by senior civil servants looking to guarantee prison places.
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