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Written question asked by Lord Harris of Haringey (Labour) on Thursday, 11 December 2014, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 29 December 2014. It was answered by Lord Freud (Conservative) on Wednesday, 17 December 2014 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

G4S

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what payments have been made to G4S in respect of the Department for Work and Pensions Child Maintenance Options Contact Centre service.

Answer

G4S have not been considered for any aspect of the delivery for Universal Credit.

The payments made to G4S in relation to delivery of the Child Maintenance Options Contact Centre service, since the inception of the contract in September 2013 through to 31 October 2014, total £5.707m.

The Department does not publish financial information at provider level for Community Work Placements Programme because in conjunction with performance data it allows the calculation of unit prices which are commercially confidential. Release of this information would reduce the department's ability to gain best value for money in future procurement exercises.

I can confirm that total payments to G4S Group are as follows:

2010/11 - £81,433

2011/12 - £17,947,271

2012/13 - £32,123,087

2013/14 - £46,377,724

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL3659
Session
2014-15
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Children Advisory services Finance Maintenance G4S
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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