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Prisons: Education

Commons · Question 59599 · Tabled 12 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 19 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Ben Maguire

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Prison Education Service contracts have been agreed; for what reason there was a delay in signing the contracts; and what her planned timetable is for signing the contracts.

Answer

Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin, 19 Jun 2025

The Prisoner Education Service comprises of six different nationally contracted services, including Core Education and Careers Information and Guidance as the two most significant ones by total contract value. To provide some context, there are circa 70 c...