Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 10 December 2018 to Question 198912 on HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Enforcement, what the cost to the public purse has been of the Approved Enforcement Agency procurement exercise.
The total cost for the Approved Enforcement Agencies AEA procurement exercise from 1st April 2017 up to the end of April 2019 is £593,142
In July 2018 HMCTS announced its intention to award new contracts for Approved Enforcement Agency contracts. These contracts will save the tax payer £46 million over five years.