Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 122978
Prisoner Escorts
Tabled: 23 March 2026
Answered: 30 March 2026
Question
Clive Jones
Liberal Democrat — Wokingham
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of court cases delayed in 2025 as a result of the failure of custody transport services to deliver the defendant at the correct time.
Answer
Sarah SackmanData on the number of trials declared ineffective due to the non-production of defendants can be found here: Criminal court statistics - GOV.UK (trial effectiveness at the criminal courts tool).In 2025, the non-production of defendants by the Prisoner Esc...
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