Prisoner Escorts: Contracts
Commons · Question 121529 · Tabled 17 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Neil Shastri-Hurst
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the answer to written question 118611, what the policy rationale is for defining a delay under the Prisoner Escort and Custody Services (PECS) contracts, for the purposes of the relevant Contract Deli
Answer
Answered by Jake Richards, 23 Mar 2026
The Prisoner Escort and Custody Service (PECS) contracts require Suppliers to deliver prisoners to court in time for their hearing to avoid loss of court time. Contract Delivery Indicator (CDI)15 therefore measures “Courtroom delay due to Supplier actions...