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Question follow-through · 12397

Prisoner Escorts

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.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
4 Nov 2024
Target answer date
11 Nov 2024
Answer
11 Nov 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 4 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    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.

  2. 11 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 11 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    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...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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Possible follow-up questions

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Prisoner Escorts: Crown Court

14 Nov 2024 · 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.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Prisoner Escorts: Magistrates' Courts

14 Nov 2024 · 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.

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Prisoner Escorts

14 Nov 2024 · 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.

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Prisoner Escorts

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Prisoner Escorts

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Trials

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