Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 87744

Prisoner Escorts

Tabled: 4 November 2025

Answered: 11 November 2025

Named Day

Question

Robert Jenrick

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has made an estimate of the number of instances of prisoners bring transferred from prison to court late in the last 12 months.

Answer

Jake Richards

In the 12 months to 30 September, 134,536 prisoners were escorted to court from prison, 99.8% of whom were delivered on time by the Prisoner Escort and Custody Service (PECS) contractors. There were 2151 reported instances of delayed arrival in court. Of ...

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