Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what measures are in place to ensure that the relationship between HM Courts and Tribunals Service confiscation units and the Police and Crown Prosecution Service is maintained when confiscation units are privatised.

Once the contract has been awarded for compliance and enforcement services it will recognise and reward the Service Provider for the improved performance of Confiscation overall therefore ensuring that the successful provider maintains a positive and effective partnership with all agencies enforcing Confiscation Orders. The service provider will need to comply with any new Government policy as well as to work with other agencies to implement any changes to how Confiscation is managed in the future.