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The petition was lodged before I had my meeting with Malcolm Chisholm, but we have not withdrawn it because we want to keep up the pressure on the minister to do what he considers best, whether that is to amend the act or issue new and different guidance.
As the Auditor General outlined in September, we will almost certainly focus on the issue of meeting required standards in prisons and, in particular, on programmes to prevent reoffending.