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Prisoner Escorts: Bus Lanes

Commons · Question 116617 · 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, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Deputy Prime Minister sets out vision for the justice system, published on 24 February 2026, which additional local authorities plan to adopt the scheme a

Answer

Answered by Sarah Sackman, 9 Mar 2026

We agree with Sir Brian’s Leveson’s recommendation in the Independent Review of the Criminal Courts that Prisoner Escort and Custody Services (PECS) should be enabled to use bus lanes when transporting prisoners. However, these decisions are ultimately fo...