Bloody hell, that is scary.
Woah. It's actually the MD of Timpson, whom Starmer has parachuted into the role along with a peerage. So an unelected Minister, but apparently he's very into prison reform, so there's that.
> The company is well known for its policy of employing ex-convicts, who make up over 10% of its workforce
I've been out of Aus for a few years, but in NSW I understand they're still largely banned (Lie Detectors Act) for employment, courts / evidence, insurance etc (and if they weren't by legislation, they would be for evidence by precedent, which is how the Act came about). As I understood it, this and the Canadian precedent that NSW relied upon, have basically made them a non-starter for courts in Australia ever since.
It's a bit horrifying if they're making a comeback, but then our politicians have always been a bit prone to right wing shock jock rhethoric around election time.