Prisons: Private Sector
(asked on 4th July 2019) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of procuring services for prisons in the private sector.
The annual cost for private sector operated prisons that have been procured by the Department is as follows:
Prison | Contractor | Operator | 15/16 Actual Spend | 16/17 Actual Spend | 17/18 Actual Spend |
Altcourse | Fazakerley Prison Services Ltd | G4S | £48,425,005.16 | £51,970,141.05 | £54,556,862.31 |
Birmingham | G4S Care & Justice Services (UK) Ltd | G4S | £29,625,016.19 | £21,301,059.54 | £26,107,663.62 |
Oakwood | G4S Care & Justice Services (UK) Ltd | G4S | £18,224,143.75 | £30,129,179.72 | £22,320,715.58 |
Parc | Bridgend Custodial Services Ltd | G4S | £59,834,123.90 | £50,307,689.96 | £56,896,000.00 |
Rye Hill | Onley Prison Services Ltd | G4S | £21,936,086.30 | £23,219,028.52 | £24,643,663.78 |
Ashfield | Pucklechurch Custodial Services Ltd | Serco | £13,991,939.98 | £17,424,228.98 | £12,524,092.25 |
Doncaster | Serco Group plc | Serco | £14,035,689.44 | 17,581,044.61 | £18,390,805.21 |
Dovegate | Moreton Prison Services Ltd | Serco | £37,334,239.19 | £40,414,432.72 | £40,385,837.55 |
Lowdham Grange | Lowdham Grange Prison Services Ltd | Serco | £25,647,285.74 | £26,419,233.30 | £26,231,479.17 |
Thameside | BWP Project Services Limited | Serco | £34,430,177.00 | £36,692,427.64 | £36,458,230.67 |
Bronzefield | Ashford Prison Services Ltd | Sodexo | £30,863,063.19 | £39,674,207.43 | £34,689,221.90 |
Forest Bank | Agecroft Prison Management Ltd | Sodexo | £40,925,828.04 | £34,217,521.34 | £40,888,128.65 |
Northumberland | Sodexo Limited | Sodexo | £24,975,506.05 | £18,223,623.78 | £19,634,565.69 |
Peterborough | Peterborough Prison Management Ltd | Sodexo | £ 38,626,224.48 | £43,423,742.08 | £44,867,246.33 |
Monthly invoices are submitted for each contract and are verified by the Department in accordance with their respective payment terms.
We continually monitor each privately managed prison and a full-time on-site Controller is employed by HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS). The Controller has regular review meetings with the contractor against a range of performance indicators. The Controllers undertake a number of compliance checks to ensure that the Contractors are discharging their contractual obligations.
This Government remains committed to a role for the private sector in operating custodial services. The sector has an important role to play, and currently runs some high-performing prisons, as part of a decent and secure prison estate.
A balanced approach to custodial services provision, which includes a mix of public, voluntary and private sector involvement has been shown to introduce improvements and deliver value for money for taxpayers.