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Prisoner Escorts

Commons · Question 116607 · Tabled 27 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 9 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by James McMurdock

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of court delays in (a) Basildon, (b) Essex and (c) England attributable to late prisoner transport in each of the last three years.

Answer

Answered by Sarah Sackman, 9 Mar 2026

The number of contractual delays caused by late prisoner transport to court attributable to the Prisoner Escort and Custody Service (PECS) suppliers for Basildon, Essex and England between 2023 and 2025 are shown in the table below.Area202320242025TotalBa...