HM Prison and Probation Service: Contracts

(asked on 19th October 2026) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much HM Prison & Probation Service is spending on private contractors that serve the functioning of prisons.


Answered by
Catherine McKinnell Portrait
Catherine McKinnell
Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
This question was answered on 27th October 2026

The Ministry of Justice's spend for HM Prison and Probation Service with third-party suppliers during the year-to-date period of financial year 2026/27 (1 April 2026 to 30 September 2026) was £1,848,632,724.

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