Question follow-through · 109982
Prisoner Escorts: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many court days were lost in 2025 due to non-delivery of remanded prisoners to court by courier firms by a) prison held in, b) contracted courier company, c) Crown Court and d) Magistrates court.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 2 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 4 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 11 Feb 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners · 7 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
2 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many court days were lost in 2025 due to non-delivery of remanded prisoners to court by courier firms by a) prison held in, b) contracted courier company, c) Crown Court and d) Magistrates court.
4 Feb 2026
Target answer date
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11 Feb 2026
Answer published
Data on the number of trials declared ineffective due to the non-production of defendants can be found here: Trial effectiveness at the Criminal Courts tool.In the most recent reported quarter (July to September 2025), non-production of defendants account...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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