{"value":{"id":1755034,"askingMemberId":452,"askingMember":null,"house":"Lords","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2025-01-13T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2025-01-27T00:00:00","uin":"HL3980","questionText":"To ask His Majesty's Government who is the contracted provider for each current private sector prison; when were the contractual start dates; when are the contractual expiry dates; and where the contracted provider has changed, who was the previous contracted provider and what was the start date and end date of that provider.","answeringBodyId":54,"answeringBodyName":"Ministry of Justice","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":5364,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2025-01-27T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>The key contractual dates for the current privately-operated prisons are set out in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Prison</p></td><td><p>Operator</p></td><td><p>Current contract dates</p></td><td><p>Previous operator</p></td><td><p>Previous contract dates</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Altcourse</p></td><td><p>Sodexo</p></td><td><p>01/06/2023 to 32/05/2033</p></td><td><p>G4S</p></td><td><p>01/12/1997 to 31/05/2023</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ashfield</p></td><td><p>Serco</p></td><td><p>01/11/2024 to 31/10/2034</p></td><td><p>Serco</p></td><td><p>01/11/1999 to 31/10/2024</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bronzefield</p></td><td><p>Sodexo</p></td><td><p>17/06/2004 to 16/06/2029</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Doncaster</p></td><td><p>Serco</p></td><td><p>01/10/2011 to 30/9/2026</p></td><td><p>Serco</p></td><td><p>Not known – this was a Home Office contract</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dovegate</p></td><td><p>Serco</p></td><td><p>09/07/2001 to 08/07/2026</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Five Wells</p></td><td><p>G4S</p></td><td><p>04/02/2022 to 03/02/2032</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fosse Way</p></td><td><p>Serco</p></td><td><p>29/05/2023 to 28/05/2033</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Forest Bank</p></td><td><p>Sodexo</p></td><td><p>20/01/2000 to 19/01/2025</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumberland</p></td><td><p>Sodexo</p></td><td><p>01/12/2013 to 30/11/2028</p></td><td><p>HMPPS</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oakwood</p></td><td><p>G4S</p></td><td><p>24/04/2012 to 23/04/2027</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Parc</p></td><td><p>G4S</p></td><td><p>15/12/1997 to 14/12/2022</p></td><td><p>G4S</p></td><td><p>15/12/2022 to 14/12/2032</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peterborough (female)</p></td><td><p>Sodexo</p></td><td><p>28/03/2005 to 27/03/2030</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peterborough (male)</p></td><td><p>Sodexo</p></td><td><p>28/03/2005 to 27/03/2030</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rye Hill</p></td><td><p>G4S</p></td><td><p>21/10/2001 to 20/10/2026</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thameside</p></td><td><p>Serco</p></td><td><p>01/06/2012 to 31/12/2036</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*Inherited from the Home Office</p><p> </p><p>The key contractual dates for prisons that were previously privately-operated are set out in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Prison</p></td><td><p>Operator</p></td><td><p>Contract dates</p></td><td><p>Date transitioned back to PSP</p></td><td><p>Reason for return to PSP/closure</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham</p></td><td><p>G4S</p></td><td><p>01/10/2011 to 30/09/2026</p></td><td><p>30/06/2019</p></td><td><p>Step in by public sector.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lowdham Grange</p></td><td><p>Sodexo Serco</p></td><td><p>16/02/2023 to 15/02/2033 16/02/1998 to 16/02/2023</p></td><td><p>01/08/2024</p></td><td><p>Step in by public sector.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wolds</p></td><td><p>G4S</p></td><td><p>July 1991 to July 2013</p></td><td><p>July 2013</p></td><td><p>Outcome of competition</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Buckley Hall</p></td><td><p>Group 4</p></td><td><p>1994 to 2001</p></td><td><p>2001</p></td><td><p>Outcome of Competition</p></td></tr></tbody></table>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Prisons: Contracts","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1755034","method":"GET"}]}