Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 76289

Prison Officers: Labour Turnover

Tabled: 10 September 2025

Answered: 19 September 2025

Question

Clive Lewis

Labour — Norwich South

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what data his Department holds on retention rates for prison officers.

Answer

Jake Richards

The Department does not publish a ‘retention rate’ for prison officers. The quarterly HMPPS workforce statistics includes resignation rates for prison officers, which refers to the percentage of staff with a permanent contract of employment who resigned f...

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