Letters to Residents
Send in your correspondence if you’d like us to publish it. Of course, we’ll remove your details from the publication (unless you don’t want us to, that is). Here are some of the letters that residents are receiving:
| Letter from NOMS (National Offender Management Service) - 06 April 2009 | |
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 Letter from NOMS (06/04/09) |
“Once sites for the new prisons have been identified, the Government intend to follow the normal planning route and will make an application for planning permission to the appropriate local authority. Pre-application consultations will be held with planning officers, local councillors and other interested parties on the detail of the proposed prison development in the usual way. This will include a public exhibition to explain the proposals and give local people the opportunity to comment.” This letter has been edited to fit on one page, but none of the content has been removed or changed.
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| Letter from David Hanson, MP - Minister for Prisons, regarding our petition - 18/03/09 | |
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“Although the site in Warrington is one of a number under consideration, no decisions have been made to proceed with any site, nor to buy specific sites in the North West.” |
| Letter from NOMS (National Offender Management Service) - 10 March 2009 | |
 Letter from NOMS - 10 March 2009 - Click to enlarge. |
“Although the Omega site is one of a number under consideration for a large new prison, no decisions have been made to proceed with any site, nor to buy specific sites in the North West. We will be making an announcement on future sites after the response to the Titan consultation paper is published later this month.” |
| Letter from Jack Straw, MP to Ian Marks, leader of Warrington Borough Council | |
 Not strictly a letter to a resident, but this fits well here. Letter to Council Leader Ian Marks from Jack Straw - Click to enlarge |
“We have yet to confirm our interest in specific sites, and the Omega site in Warrington is one of a number which are under consideration in the North West. Once sites are identified, we intend to follow the normal planning route and will make an application for planning permission to the appropriate local planning authority.Before we submit any planning application, my officials will hold pre-application consultations with planning officers, local councillors and other interested parties on the detail of the proposed prison development in the usual way. This will include a public exhibition to explain the proposals and give local people the opportunity to comment.” |
| Letter from The Howard League for Penal Reform 02 December 2008 |
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 Letter from The Howard League - 02/12/08. Click to enlarge |
“The Howard League for Penal Reform opposes Titan prisons both in principle and in practice. They will be hugely expensive, do nothing to rehabilitate offenders, and will be a nightmare for local communities.” |
| Letter from Helen Southworth, MP - 10 November 2008 | |
 Letter from Helen Southworth - 10 November 2008. Click to enlarge |
“I have met with the Secretary of State for Justice, Jack Straw, and made it absolutely clear to him that the Omega site is not suitable for a Titan Prison, and that it would be detrimental to businesses and to the wider community if it were to go ahead. The Minister listened carefully to what I had to say, and has assured me in response to questions raised by my constituents that whatever site is identified by the Ministry within the North West region as a preferred site, all the normal democratic processes will be followed.” |
| Letter from English Partnerships - 14 November 2008 | |
 Letter from English Partnerships - 14/11/08 - Click to enlarge. |
“We would like to assure you that after many years of commitment to delivering this scheme, our focus for Omega remains firmly on bringing high quality commerial occupier interest to fruition. We have commenced site clearance works for Omega North and are now developing options for the later phases of the deployment, working closely with all our North West partners.
English Partnerships and our joint venture partners Omega Warrington Ltd is committed to the 232 ha (575 acre) mixed-use Omega development and the benefits it will bring to Warrington and the wider economy through inward investment and job creation.” |
| Letter from Helen Southworth, MP - 05 November 2008 | |
 Response from Helen Southworth, MP - Click to enlarge. |
“I am completely opposed to any use of the Omega site for a prison. The Omega site is a very important regional economic site which is intended to attract national and international business, especially in the fields of IT and other data technologies, pharmaceuticals and medical technologies, environmental technologies and telecoms.” |
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