Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which the companies are to which Capita has subcontracted elements of its electronic monitoring contract; what information his Department holds on (a) the counter-parties to, (b) the terms of and (c) value of those subcontracts; and what the responsibilities of the counter-parties are under those contracts.
Under the current Electronic Monitoring Contract (the Bridge Contract) Capita have sub-contracted with two suppliers;
Supplier | Services | Total Contract Value (5 years) |
Vodafone | Field officer scheduling | £3.9m |
G4S | EM IT Systems | £43.4m |
In the Electronic Monitoring and Field Services Contract Capita have sub-contracted with one supplier;
Supplier | Services | Total Contract Value (3 years) |
Vodafone | Hosting infrastructure (data centres) | £7.9m |
Capita must seek commercial approval from the MOJ to enter into any new sub-contract or make any amendments to their subcontracts. There are strict obligations on Capita to flow down the contractual terms with MoJ to their subcontractors.