Question follow-through · 106761
Prisoner Escorts: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many fines of up to £625 for each 15-minute delay caused by the late delivery of a prisoner to court have been levied on contractors Serco and GEOAmey.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 19 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 21 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 26 Jan 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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- Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners · 7 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
19 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many fines of up to £625 for each 15-minute delay caused by the late delivery of a prisoner to court have been levied on contractors Serco and GEOAmey.
21 Jan 2026
Target answer date
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26 Jan 2026
Answer published
The performance of the criminal justice system as a whole against the requirement for timely delivery of prisoners to court is 98.31%. The latest available annual figure (1 December 2024 to 30 November 2025) for Prisoner Escort and Custody Service contrac...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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Prisoners: Funerals
10 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he can release the data for payouts by HM Prison and Probation Service for funerals for prisoners who died in custody from 2010-2024.