Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 106760

Prisoner Escorts: Standards

Tabled: 19 January 2026

Answered: 26 January 2026

Question

Tom Hayes

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the frequency of late delivery of prisoners to court by contractors Serco and GEOAmey.

Answer

Jake Richards

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...

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