Shockat Adam

Shockat Adam

Independent — Leicester South

Speaking in the House of Commons on 3 February 2026

Debate

Court Backlog

Contribution

One major reason for the court backlogs is the repeated outsourcing of private contracts for prisoner transportation to companies such as Serco, which has caused a loss of a whole court day every single week. Given that there is a lack of penalty clauses for late prisoner transportation, and that Serco continues to be awarded procurement contracts, can the Minister commit to reviewing that matter and the associated costs, instead of removing our juries and our civil liberties?

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