Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 1022

Prison Officers: Labour Turnover

Tabled: 22 July 2024
Answered: 30 July 2024

Question

Dan Carden

LabourLiverpool Walton

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies of trends in the level of prison officer retention.

Answer

Sir Nicholas Dakin
Despite the efforts of hard-working staff, prisons are in crisis. Band 3-5 Prison Officer leaving rates peaked in 2023 and we are experiencing the impact of that now, with significant numbers of prison officers who have recently been recruited and lack ex...

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