Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the National Audit Office Report, Investigation into changes to Community Rehabilitation Company contracts, published in December 2017, what steps he is taking to ensure that projected payments to Community Rehabilitation Companies will not be allocated on executive pay.

We changed Community Rehabilitation Company (CRC) contracts in summer 2017 so that payments to providers are more reflective of the costs of delivering services to offenders. CRCs continue to be paid based on the activities they deliver to offenders and their performance in reducing reoffending. They have not received additional one-off payments as a result of these contract changes.

We hold providers robustly to account for their performance. This includes monitoring their expenditure to ensure they prioritise actions to meet their obligations under the contract.