13 September 2012
NAO
report reveals incompetence at Ministry of Justice - Slaughter
Andy
Slaughter MP, Labour’s Shadow Justice Minister, commenting on the findings of
the National Audit Office report into the Ministry of Justice’s language
services contract with Applied Language Solutions (ALS), said:
“The NAO has revealed a web
of incompetence and complacency at the heart of the Ministry of Justice. The
Ministry knew all along that ALS could not deliver the contract but still
allowed it to proceed, unleashing chaos in the magistrates and Crown Courts for
months. They have failed to scrutinise or manage ALS – not a single payment was
withheld for the failure of ALS to deliver on the contract for four months.
They have allowed unqualified and unvetted people to conduct sensitive and
complex legal proceedings, and as of now still have no idea what if any savings
have been made.
“The blame for this debacle
lies squarely with Ministers and I am calling on the wholly new ministerial
team at the Ministry of Justice immediately to review the contract with the aim
of restoring the confidence in our justice system. Not to do so will make the
new ministerial team as culpable as their predecessors.”
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