SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 10Contracting out secure colleges
PART 1Contracting out provision and running of secure colleges
Intervention by Secretary of State
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1
This paragraph applies where it appears to the Secretary of State that—
a
the principal of a contracted-out secure college has lost effective control of the secure college or a part of it or is likely to do so, and
b
it is necessary for the Secretary of State to exercise the power under sub-paragraph (2) in the interests of preserving a person's safety or preventing serious damage to property.
2
The Secretary of State may appoint a Crown servant (the “appointed person”) to act as principal of the secure college for the period—
a
beginning at the time specified in the appointment, and
b
ending at the time specified in the notice of termination under sub-paragraph (4).
3
During that period—
a
all of the functions of the principal or monitor are to be carried out by the appointed person,
b
the contractor and any sub-contractor must take all reasonable steps to facilitate the carrying out by the appointed person of those functions, and
c
the officers of the secure college must comply with any directions given by the appointed person in carrying out those functions.
4
The Secretary of State must, by notice to the appointed person, terminate the person's appointment if satisfied that—
a
the person has secured effective control of the secure college or, as the case may be, the relevant part of it, and
b
the person's appointment is no longer necessary as mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(b).
5
The Secretary of State must—
a
give notice of an appointment under this paragraph to the persons listed in sub-paragraph (6) as soon as practicable after making the appointment, and
b
give a copy of a notice of termination of such an appointment to those persons as soon as practicable after terminating it.
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Those persons are—
a
the contractor,
b
any sub-contractor,
c
the principal, and
d
the monitor.