§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what role the Audit Commission plays in(a) auditing custody suites and (b) monitoring the cost of transfer of prisoners between custody cells and Court. [100387]
§ Hilary BennThe task of transferring prisoners between custody cells and the courts is carried out by private contractors on behalf of the Home Office, which pays the costs. The Audit Commission would only become involved in monitoring these costs and in the auditing of custody suites if specific concerns were discovered by the Commission's auditors during the annual risk-based planning process for each individual police authority.