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Prisoner Escorts

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what contract management procedures are in place for prisoner escort contracts.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
16 Jul 2025
Target answer date
21 Jul 2025
Answer
23 Jul 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 16 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what contract management procedures are in place for prisoner escort contracts.

  2. 21 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 23 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    The contracts for supply of services to the Prisoner Escort and Custody Service (PECS), which is part of HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS), are overseen by a specialist team, which monitors supplier performance against contractual obligations, works...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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