Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 118901
HM Prison and Probation Service: Staff
Tabled: 9 March 2026
Answered: 17 March 2026
Question
Paul Holmes
Conservative — Hamble Valley
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance HM Prison and Probation Service has issued on political restrictions for Crown Servants by grade, including restrictions on standing for (a) local and (b) Parliamentary elections.
Answer
Jake RichardsHM Prison and Probation Service employees are civil servants and are bound by the Civil Service Code, which requires them to serve the government of the day with integrity, honesty, objectivity and impartiality.In HMPPS, this is reinforced through the Out...
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