Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost to the public purse was of the One HMPPS project.

We are committed through the OneHMPPS Strategic Portfolio to reduce HMPPS Head Quarters (HQ) cost and bring the management of prisons and probation closer together under the leadership of seven Area Executive Directors.

With approval from Cabinet Office and HMT, we launched a voluntary exit departure scheme (VEDS) and voluntary redundancy scheme (VRS) in June 2023 as part of HQ redesign. As of 9 February 2024, these schemes have cost £21.4 million.

Overall costs of OneHMPPS are an integrated part of running HMPPS HQ. Budgets and spend are disclosed through the annual reporting processes to Parliament.