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147620

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many contracts signed by his Department with suppliers of services or consultants include a clause providing that if the contract is abrogated by the Government, the provider or consultant will be compensated for lost income since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
tabling member printed	Austin Mitchell
uin	214012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>This information is not collated centrally. However, since January 2011, as part of the Government’s transparency programme, details of procurement opportunities, tender documents and contracts worth over £10,000 are published online on Contracts Finder (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder</a>).</p><p> </p><p>The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) also publishes details of its contracts on its website (<a href="http://ccs.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/" target="_blank">http://ccs.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/</a>).</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 20/11/2014 17:42:34 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	372 label Biography information for Austin Mitchell

78079

registered interest
date	15/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department paid to (a) G4S, (b) Serco, (c) Sodexo, (d) GEOAmey, (e) Capita, (f) Atos, (g) Mitie, (h) Working Links, (i) A4E, (j) MTC Amey, (k) GEO Group and (l) Carillion in (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12, (iii) 2012-13 and (iv) 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	205856
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2014 answer text <p>As part of my department’s transparency programme, any spend over £25,000 is available on the Department’s website. Since January 2011, all contracts over £10,000 in value are published on Contracts Finder (<a title="http://www.contractsfinder.co.uk/" href="http://www.contractsfinder.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.contractsfinder.co.uk/</a>).</p><p>The private sector has an important role to play in helping deliver much needed reforms. We remain committed to promoting a diverse market including public, private and voluntary sector, as well as ensuring rigorous contract management and high standards of behaviour.</p><p>We have undertaken a major review of contract management to ensure that we have in place robust and accountable systems.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 30/07/2014 15:34:00 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

77442

registered interest
date	11/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many contracts (a) his Department and (b) its agencies and non-departmental public bodies (i) have let and (ii) plan to let that are worth (A) between £1 million and £3 million and (B) over £3 million since 2010; how much his Department has spent on monitoring each such contract; and how many officials in his Department monitor each contract.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	205374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p><strong>A)</strong></p><p>Since the start of January 2010 the Ministry of Justice has let 114 contracts with a estimated value between £1m and £3m, and 189 with a estimated value over £3m. Please note this figure can vary between points in time as forecast contract value at award can be more or less than actual contract value as the contract progresses - this means contracts could fall into, or drop out of, the parameters specified above.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice cannot accurately provide a figure for the number of contracts it plans to let. The department will evaluate each requirement on a case by case basis before making the decision to engage with the market or continuing to deliver the service in-house.</p><p>The private sector has an important role to play in helping deliver much needed reforms. We remain committed to promoting a diverse market including public, private and voluntary sector, as well as ensuring rigorous contract management and high standards of behaviour.</p><p>We have undertaken a major review of contract management to ensure that we have in place robust and accountable systems.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>B) </strong>We are unable to answer the second part of the question as doing so would incur disproportionate costs. To provide this information would entail contacting all individuals responsible for the operational and commercial management of contracts, performance managers, audit and others. We would then be required to do a cost analysis of the time that individual allocated to the management of the respective contract.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 08/09/2014 12:22:54 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

77209

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much and what proportion of his Department's budget was spent on activities which were contracted out in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11, (c) 2011-12, (d) 2012-13 and (e) 2013-14; and how much and what proportion of his Department's budget he expects to be contracted out in 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	205221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>The Table below shows the amount and proportion of the department’s budget <em>spent on activities which were contracted out. We expect 2014/15 to follow the recent trends. </em></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2009/10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£3,011,688,897</p></td><td><p>£2,762,309,003</p></td><td><p>£2,514,513,933</p></td><td><p>£2,371,593,459</p></td><td><p>£2,301,260,824</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>40.50%</p></td><td><p>42.04%</p></td><td><p>40.24%</p></td><td><p>38.55%</p></td><td><p>39.19%</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 21/07/2014 13:12:59 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

76874

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the potential effect of the privatisation of Ministry of Justice shared services on jobs in Bootle constituency.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Mr Joe Benton
uin	204927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2014 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice is entering into detailed discussions with Shared Services Connected Limited (SSCL) regarding the future delivery of their back office services with the intention of awarding a contract in August 2014. We expect this to bring increased savings and efficiency in back-office functions, provide further benefits across wider Government and offer better value for money to the tax payer.</p><p> </p><p>SSCL have stated their intention of providing 12 months job protection for all transferring staff from the point of transfer in October 2014. This means that there will be no compulsory redundancies during this period. No decisions have been made to close buildings and we expect all sites to remain open during this period.</p><p> </p><p>Following the transfer of staff, services and IT, there will be a stabilisation stage during which SSCL will look at how the service is currently delivered. No decisions will be made until SSCL has had the opportunity to fully understand the operation.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to work with staff, trade unions and other stakeholders to assess any impacts on staff.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 16/07/2014 16:07:28 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	479 label Biography information for Mr Joe Benton

76875

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to protect personal data held by Ministry of Justice Shared Services when that data is off-shored to countries with less robust data protection than the UK.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Mr Joe Benton
uin	204929
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2014 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice is entering into detailed discussions with Shared Services Connected Limited (SSCL) regarding the future delivery of their back office services with the intention of awarding a contract in August 2014. We expect this to bring increased savings and efficiency in back-office functions, provide further benefits across wider Government and offer better value for money to the tax payer.</p><p> </p><p>It is a part of Shared Services Connected Limited's business strategy to move some of its work offshore. However, no decision has been taken to move any of the work of MoJ Shared Services offshore. Should there be any proposals to offshore MoJ work in the future, specific agreement would be needed from the MoJ. This would also include the need to make sure that the right level of data security was in place.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 16/07/2014 16:26:17 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	479 label Biography information for Mr Joe Benton

76876

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions took place between officials in his Department, the Home Office and STERIA before the decision to privatise Ministry of Justice shared services was taken.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Mr Joe Benton
uin	204926
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2014 answer text <p>Prior to entering these detailed discussions with Shared Services Connected Limited (a joint venture between STERIA and the Cabinet Office) all options were fully evaluated. A business case was developed to evaluate the two Independent Shared Service Centre (ISSC) options, alongside the option to remain a standalone organisation.</p><p>The business case was informed by proposals from both ISSC framework providers, which included SSCL. In order to complete these proposals, both providers learned about the existing MoJ Shared Services organisation through visits to our sites and through the information that was provided to them about:</p><p> </p><p>· How Shared Services fitted in to the MoJ organisation.</p><p>· What services they provided and who their customers were.</p><p>· How many transactions were processed in a typical day.</p><p>· Who their partners were and what systems they used.</p><p>· The projects that were currently underway.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The evaluation criteria in the business case included people impact, services delivery, cost and IT. Overall the SSCL proposal was the strongest, in part due to the investment that they were already making in a new IT platform and the fact that the costs of this could be shared across multiple government departments.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice is now entering into detailed discussions with Shared Services Connected Limited (SSCL) regarding the future delivery of their back office services, with the intention of awarding a contract in August 2014.</p><p><em>The Home Office have also been considering their options at the same time as the Ministry of Justice but the two departments have completed their evaluations as separate and independent exercises. The Home Office </em>have reached the same conclusion and assessed SSCL to be its preferred option. <em>The two departments have started contract negotiations at the same time but each will have a separate contract with SSCL. </em>It's intended that MoJ and Home Office follow the same process going forward and will make changes within the same timescales.</p><p><em>Both of these evaluations followed the publication of the Government's Next Generation Shared Services Strategy in December 2012 and a rigorous procurement exercise completed by Cabinet Office to select the providers of the two Independent Shared Service Centres.</em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 16/07/2014 16:42:41 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	479 label Biography information for Mr Joe Benton

76878

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reason his Department did not consult the Public and Commercial Services Union on an in-house bid for the Ministry of Justice shared services contract.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Mr Joe Benton
uin	204928
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2014 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is entering into detailed discussions with Shared Services Connected Limited (SSCL) regarding the future delivery of their back office serviceswith the intention of awarding a contract in August 2014.</p><p> </p><p>Prior to entering these detailed discussions with SSCL, all options were fully evaluated. A business case was developed to evaluate both Independent Shared Service Centre (ISSC) options as well as the option for back office to remain a standalone organisation.</p><p> </p><p>Detailed information was put together on the in-house option, which reflected our existing organisation and also any known plans for the coming years, including those for growth in our customer numbers. This information was prepared in parallel with the proposals from the two ISSC framework providers. The costs and benefits of all three options between now and 2021/22 were assessed and this informed the business case, which was approved by the MoJ Departmental Board.</p><p> </p><p>The MoJ has been meeting regularly with trade union representatives since we started considering the options in December 2013 prior to any decisions being made and also prior to taking the outcome of the evaluation to the MoJ Departmental Board. Trade Union representation includes representatives from Public and Commercial Services (PCS).</p><p> </p><p>Once we knew the decision had been taken to enter into detailed discussions with Shared Services Connected Limited (SSCL). We informed trade union representatives. Formal consultation is now taking place about the transfer of MoJ staff to SSCL under TUPE. We have been working with these staff and keeping them informed of developments. This will continue throughout the transition process.</p><p> </p><p>SSCL recognise our existing unions, including PCS, and will continue to consult with them after the staff transfer has taken place. <strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 16/07/2014 16:16:01 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	479 label Biography information for Mr Joe Benton

60513

registered interest
date	06/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 28 April 2014, Official Report, column 623W, on procurement, what contracts his Department holds with (a) G4S, (b) Sodexo and (c) Serco for (i) HM Prison Altcourse, (ii) HM Prison/Young Offender Institution Parc, (iii) HM Prison Rye Hill, (iv) HM Prison Bronzefield, (v) HM Prison/Young Offender Institution Forest Bank, (vi) HM Prison Peterborough, (vii) HM Prison Ashfield, (viii) HM Prison Lowdham Grange and (ix) HM Prison Thameside.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	199526
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>The MoJ holds the following contracts with G4S, Sodexo and Serco;</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Existing Contracted Estate prisons</strong></p></td><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Type of Contract</strong></p><p><strong>PFI /MM</strong></p></td><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Contractor <br>(Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV))<br>Companies Hse. Registered Name</strong></p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Altcourse - G4S</p></td><td><p>PFI</p></td><td><p>Fazakerley Prison Services Ltd</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Parc - G4S</p></td><td><p>PFI</p></td><td><p>Bridgend Custodial Services Ltd</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Rye Hill - G4S</p></td><td><p>PFI</p></td><td><p>Onley Prison Services Ltd</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Bronzefield - Sodexo</p></td><td><p>PFI</p></td><td><p>Ashford Prison Services Ltd</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Forest Bank - Sodexo</p></td><td><p>PFI</p></td><td><p>Agecroft Prison Management Ltd</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Peterborough - Sodexo</p></td><td><p>PFI</p></td><td><p>Peterborough Prison Management Ltd</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Ashfield - Serco</p></td><td><p>PFI</p></td><td><p>Pucklechurch Custodial Services Ltd</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Lowdham Grange - Serco</p></td><td><p>PFI</p></td><td><p>Lowdham Grange Prison Services Ltd</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Thameside - Serco</p></td><td><p>PFI</p></td><td><p>BWP Project Services Limited</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Key: </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>PFI</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Private Finance Initiative</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>MM</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Manage and Maintain</p></td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 16/06/2014 10:39:23 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan