Diana Johnson – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Diana Johnson on 2015-10-14.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to announce the outcome of the tendering process for the privatisation of the HM Courts and Tribunals Service fines collection service.

Mr Shailesh Vara

As I set out in my Written Ministerial Statement of 15 October 2015, following re-consideration of the department’s requirements, we have decided that outsourcing these services to a single supplier is not the best option for HM Courts and Tribunals Service. Therefore the department has withdrawn the procurement for an external provider.

Compliance and enforcement staff currently employed by HM Courts and Tribunals Service will not be transferred to an external provider.