Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department made of the business proposal put forward by Seetec to manage probation services in South West England and Wales following the collapse of the previous provider, Working Links; and whether that proposal was evaluated against a public sector bid.

Kent, Surrey & Sussex CRC, operated by Seetec, was selected as the preferred provider of probation services in the South West and Wales following a competitive process involving the evaluation of bids against a range of factors including in relation to the quality of service delivery and value for money.