About us
We connect the Criminal Justice System interacting with Police services, Crown Prosecutors, the Courts and Tribunal Services, and the prison services.
What we do
From planning and undertaking the routes between prisons, police stations, courts, and hospitals to organising the officers in court docks and custody suites we ensure people within the criminal justice system are escorted where they need to be.
Our service
We operate and manage the Prisoner Escort and Custodial Service (PECS) generation 4 contract on behalf of the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) in England and Wales, and the Scottish Court Custody and Prisoner Escorting Service (SCCPES) contract on behalf of the Scottish Prison Service and Criminal Justice Partners in Scotland.
We employ over 2,350 people
We are based in 180 locations
We operate 20 vehicle bases
We manage more than 140 court custody suites
We have a fleet of 400 specialist escort vehicles
We undertake over 8,500 prisoner movements every week
We have 16 mobile paramedics across the court network who provide a medical healthcare service to people in our care and custody
Parent companies
GEOAmey was formed in 2011 as a joint venture between The GEO Group Inc and Amey UK Plc bringing the strengths of two successful organisations together to create a compelling, highly specialist independent business to satisfy the requirements of the UK justice market. The joint venture is managed by an Executive Management team who are responsible for the delivery of our contracted obligations and adding value to the Criminal Justice Sector across the UK.
Our purpose is to be there for people in our custody and care, our customers and, of course, each other
Our Values
Together we are
Open
Engaging
Professional
Consistent
Meet the Exec
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![David Jones GEOAmey MD]()
David Jones
Managing Director
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![Gavin Redmond GEOAmey Account Director SCCPES]()
Gavin Redmond
Account Director SCCPES
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![Mark Eckersley GEOAmey Account Director PECS]()
Mark Eckersley
Account Director PECS
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![James Huntley GEOAmey Finance and Commercial Director]()
James Huntley
Finance and Commercial Director
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Richard Chambers
HR Director
Our Partners
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Ministry of Justice
We work in partnership with the Ministry of Justice to deliver and fulfil the requirements of the PECS contract.
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The Courts and Tribunal Service
We work alongside both His Majesty’s Court and Tribunal Service and the Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service to support the efficient running of the courts to ensure defendants are on-time and have access to fair, efficient and effective justice.
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The Prisons Inspectorate
We assist the prison inspectorate during their inspections and understand their expectations. The inspectorate’s findings are regularly reviewed, and we share their recommendations and action plans internally. Read the latest reports from HM Inspectorate.
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Youth Custody Service
We work with the YCS to continuously develop and improve our safeguarding policy to ensure we always provide safe and secure custody and transportation to children and young people under 18.
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The Message Trust
The Message Trust supports ex-offenders and those at risk of offending, and we support the Trust by using their commercial services and are working in partnership to develop sector learning content for our development programmes.
Testimonials from the people in our care