Mark Fairhurst: 'system-wide there are failures throughout and it needs addressing urgently'

The National Chair of the Prison Officers Association, Mark Fairhurst has said he is glad the government is listening to the voice of the frontline as "the frontline have all the solutions". Speaking to Sky News, Mark Fairhurst said digitising and modernising the IT system could "eradicate" human error. He said that there have been "more assaults on staff than there's ever been". Adding that staff shortages has caused morale to be at "rock bottom" #prisons #ukpolitics #skynews SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales