Prisons: Staff
(asked on 9th January 2023) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of (a) the time taken by and (b) total cost of prison staff transferring prisoners to court.
This question was answered on 12th January 2023
The time taken to escort prisoners to court is dependent on the distance to be travelled. The Prison Service aims, wherever possible, to hold prisoners in establishments that are close to the court hearing the case.
The total cost of transferring prisoners to court is included in the overall contract costs of the Prisoner Escort Custody Service. Staffing costs form part of the total contract costs and are not separately identified.