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<p>The information requested is provided in the below table. The spend provided is
for the requested calendar years, not financial years. The spend for 2019 covers January
to September.</p><p><br> The question has been interpreted to refer to the Ministry
of Justice’s spend with suppliers we have contracted goods or services for the requester
period.</p><p> </p><p>Private providers play an important role in the Ministry of
Justice. We continue to closely monitor the performance of all providers and we will
not hesitate to take action where standards fall short.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Calendar
Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Spend
for Year</strong></p></td><td><p>£2,679,422,903.60</p></td><td><p>£3,113,267,154.29</p></td><td><p>£3,994,928,310.79</p></td><td><p>£2,972,954,526.18</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br>
Spend figures do not include MoJ Spend with the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) for council
and solicitor spend as these are not considered contracted services.</p>
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