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Prisons: Contracts

Asked by Grahame MorrisLabourMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 16 October 2024UIN 6024

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much her Department has spent on outsourced services in prisons in the last 12 months.

Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin

For the period covered the 1 August 2023 – 30 August 2024, the Ministry of Justice spend with 3rd Party Suppliers for HMPPS as the operating unit is £3.2 billion.

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