Prisoner Escorts

(asked on 2nd May 2023) - View Source
Questioner
Emily Thornberry Portrait
Emily Thornberry
(Labour - Islington South and Finsbury)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many delays to court proceedings in 2022 resulted from prisoners who were the responsibility of (a) Serco Ltd and (b) GEOAmey Ltd not being delivered to the required courtroom at the required time.

Answered by
Damian Hinds Portrait
Damian Hinds
Minister of State (Education)
This question was answered on 11th May 2023

For the purposes of the Prisoner and Escort Custody Services contract, a late arrival at court occurs if, through the actions or inactions of the contractor, a prisoner is not available in the courtroom at the required time, and court proceedings are consequently delayed.

The table below shows the number of prisoners escorted to court by both suppliers and their overall performance against the Contract Delivery Indicator.

GEO Amey

Overall Performance (%)

Serco

Overall Performance (%)

Jan-22

10581

99.83

9360

99.53

Feb-22

10389

99.83

9182

99.51

Mar-22

11387

99.93

10425

99.66

Apr-22

10142

99.90

9049

99.60

May-22

11265

99.84

10161

99.46

Jun-22

10604

99.88

9524

99.40

Jul-22

10251

99.90

9307

99.48

Aug-22

10663

99.91

9844

99.71

Sep-22

10419

99.89

9720

99.67

Oct-22

12025

99.79

11365

99.58

Nov-22

13088

99.63

11991

99.46

Dec-22

11510

99.57

9384

99.50

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