Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answers of 25 October 2023 to Question 203245 on Probation Service: Red Snapper Recruitment and 26 October 2023 to Question 203246 on Probation Service: Service Care Solutions, for what reason there is a difference between the pro rata levels of payment specified in those answers of £2,357.69 per month worked by staff provided under the Red Snapper contract and £112.24 per hour worked by staff provided under the Service Care Solutions contract.

We are unable to provide a reason for the difference in the pro rata levels of payments specified in the above question as:

• The values specified in your question are not the pro rata level of payment for either of the suppliers.
• The figures provided within our response to your question 203245 regarding Red Snapper and question 203246 regarding Service Care Solutions were:

o The total payments made to the suppliers between May 2022 and October 2023

o The average number of hours worked per week (Service Care Solutions)

o The number of months worked during the period (Red Snapper)