Oral Question·Cabinet Office
“What recent assessment his Department has made of the (a) viability and (b) value for money of the Verify scheme.”
Tabled: 1 July 2021Answered: 8 July 2021
Asked by
Daniel Zeichner
Labour — Cambridge
Answering Minister
the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Sir Nicholas Dakin)
May I take this opportunity to pay tribute to our prison staff for the essential work that they do? We are committed to improving the retention of experienced staff, because they are vital to keeping our prisons running. The Lord Chancellor has requested advice from officials on the pension age of prison officers, and we will continue to engage with trade unions as this is considered.