Ministry of Justice accused of wasting £115,000 of taxpayers’ money by hiring actors to play dead inmate’s relatives in ‘real-life’ training scenario
The article reports accusations that the Ministry of Justice spent £115,000 of public money on actors for a training exercise involving the simulated relatives of a deceased prisoner. The spending has prompted criticism over whether the scenario represented value for taxpayers’ money.
According to the headline, the exercise was designed to provide a “real-life” style training environment, with actors portraying family members of a dead inmate. The article frames the cost as controversial, although the supplied text does not include the Ministry of Justice’s response or further details of the training’s purpose.
- Ministry of Justice faces criticism over £115,000 training exercise.
- Actors reportedly portrayed relatives of a dead prisoner.
- Critics question whether the spending was justified.