Karl Turner MP: written questions

4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025

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Written questions

Prisoner EscortsMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18929More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 20 November 2024 to Question 14304 on Prisoners Escort, how her Department defines agreed court start times.
Answer: The team in HM Prison & Probation Service responsible for managing the Prisoner Escort & Custody Service (PECS) contracts collects data relating to trial delays from several sources. HM Courts and Tribunal Service submits a Court Exceptions Report...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
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Prisoner EscortsMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18928More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 20 November 2024 to Question 14304 on Prisoners Escort, how her Department collects data on prisoner delays.
Answer: The team in HM Prison & Probation Service responsible for managing the Prisoner Escort & Custody Service (PECS) contracts collects data relating to trial delays from several sources. HM Courts and Tribunal Service submits a Court Exceptions Report...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
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Prisoner EscortsMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14304More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2024 to Question 12397 on Prisoners Escort, what the average time for a late delivery of a prisoner is to (a) Crown Court and (b) Magistrates Court.
Answer: Delays attributable to prisoner escort supplier failure are calculated from the point at which court proceedings are ready to commence, provided this is within the agreed court start times and the delay is greater than 15 minutes. Penalties (known as serv...
Answered 20 Nov 2024
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Prisoner Escorts: Magistrates' CourtsMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14303More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2024 to Question 12397 on Prisoners Escort, how many penalties for late delivery of a prisoner to the Magistrates Court were issued in (a) 2024 and (b) 2023.
Answer: Delays attributable to prisoner escort supplier failure are calculated from the point at which court proceedings are ready to commence, provided this is within the agreed court start times and the delay is greater than 15 minutes. Penalties (known as serv...
Answered 20 Nov 2024
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Prisoner Escorts: Crown CourtMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14292More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2024 to Question 12397 on Prisoners Escort, how many penalties for late delivery of a prisoner to the Crown Court were issued in (a) 2024 and (b) 2023.
Answer: Delays attributable to prisoner escort supplier failure are calculated from the point at which court proceedings are ready to commence, provided this is within the agreed court start times and the delay is greater than 15 minutes. Penalties (known as serv...
Answered 20 Nov 2024
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Prisoner EscortsMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12397More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the contractual penalties are for the late transfer of prisoners to court; and at what point the penalty starts if a prisoner is transferred late to court.
Answer: The contracts for the Prisoner Escort and Custody Service set out the penalties, referred to as “service credits”, applied to suppliers found culpable for late delivery of a prisoner to court, where this has the effect of delaying the hearing. The delay i...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
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Ministry of Justice	6

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