This incident has been investigated and the Contractor, GEOAmey, has accepted they failed to deliver one of the defendants by the time ordered by the Judge. The Judge\u2019s Order was overlooked and instead arrangements were made to deliver that particular defendant to court at the time usually expected under the Contract, based on the distance from the prison where they were held to the court. The other two defendants were delivered to court on time in line with contractual arrangements.<\/p>
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Liquidated damages are a standard tariff applied to all contractors as a genuine pre-estimate of probable loss based on the cost of delay to the court and which are applied incrementally according to the amount of time delayed. The liquidated damages incurred for the delay to Plymouth Crown Court on 28 October are £2,094.75 and will be paid by GEOAmey as required under the Contract.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3980", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "East Surrey"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Sam Gyimah"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2016-11-22", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2016-11-22T16:36:42.443Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2016-11-14", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "GEOAmey PECS"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will investigate the failure of the prisoner transport constructor GeoAmey to deliver three defendants to Plymouth Crown Court on 28 October 2016; and what the cost to the public purse was of that failure.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1508", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Cox"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Torridge and West Devon"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Geoffrey Cox"} ], "uin" : "52734"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/524311", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/524311/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The Government has no current plans to amend the non-statutory guidance to local authorities about the Blue Badge scheme. As the guidance makes clear \u201cEach application should be considered on its merits \u2013 not on a \u201cone size fits all\u201d basis. The final decision about whether an applicant meets the criterion is for the issuing authority to make.\u201d.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4210", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2016-06-14", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2016-06-14T10:57:53.407Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "27"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2016-06-09", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "GEOAmey PECS"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty\u2019s Government whether they plan to amend Section 4:4 of The Blue Badge Scheme Local Authority Guidance <\/i>(England<\/i>) to exclude the first sentence that specifies certain medical conditions in order to ensure that eligibility is based on disability or ill health regardless of diagnosis.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1861", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for The Countess of Mar"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "The Countess of Mar"} ], "uin" : "HL582"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/60482", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/60482/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
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The Ministry of Justice holds 4 regional contracts for the delivery of prisoner escort and custody. 3 of these are with GeoAmey and total £685 million over 7 year years. Across the four regions these contracts move circa 800,000 prisoners per year.<\/p>
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The table below details indicates the cost of the performance measures applied against contract delivery indicators in the form of liquidated damages since 29 August 2011.<\/p>
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Areas<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Contractor<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Financial Penalties / Liquidated Damages<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/thead> South West and South East<\/p><\/td> Geo Amey<\/p><\/td> £ 222,108.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr> East Mids, Yorks & H'side and North East<\/p><\/td> Geo Amey<\/p><\/td> £154,332.88<\/p><\/td><\/tr> North West, West Midlands, and Wales<\/p><\/td> Geo Amey<\/p><\/td> £268,221.88<\/p><\/td><\/tr> £644,662.26<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> The Ministry of Justice holds 4 regional contracts for the delivery of prisoner escort and custody. 1 of these is with Serco and totals £337 million over 7 year years. Across the four regions these contracts move circa 800,000 prisoners per year.<\/p> <\/p> The table below details indicates the cost of performance measures applied in the form of liquidated damages since 29 August 2011.<\/p> <\/p> Areas<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Contractor<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Financial Penalties / Liquidated Damages<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/thead> London and East of England<\/p><\/td> Serco<\/p><\/td> £ 965,855<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> The Authority holds one contract with Serco for the escort of children and young people in secure training centres and secure children's homes which commenced on the 29th August 2012 not the 17th<\/sup> April 2012 as stated within your question. There have been no financial penalties applied to it.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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