Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Written Statement of 18 December 2014, Official Report, columns 134-5WS, on transforming rehabilitation, whether any of the winning bidders for the running of the 21 community rehabilitation companies were not involved when the contracts went live on 1 February 2015.
Contracts were signed on behalf of the Secretary of State for Justice with the new owners of the 21 Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) on 18 December 2014 and on 1 February 2015, new owners assumed control of the CRCs and delivery of probation services to low and medium risk offenders. On 1 February, all providers who signed contracts on 18 December 2014 assumed ownership of the CRC for which they had successfully bid.