Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 27 March 2018 to Question 133123, what the average maximum rate set out in contracts agreed by his Department for agency work was in 2017.

As stated in the previous PQ (133123) The rates that we pay for agency staff vary due to a range of factors including, but not limited to, location, number of hours, specialism, experience, etc.

Some contracts have rate cards which include “Target” and “Maximum” rates per day or per role.

Rates can vary due to length of services and application of Agency Worker Rights and other factors which can affect the rates paid such as type of engagement.

Average maximum day rate in 2017 for:

Capita - £447.49, Brook Street - £76.74, Hays - £81.94, Redsnapper & Servoca - £138.65