Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 90075

Prison Officers: Labour Turnover and Recruitment

Tabled: 11 November 2025
Answered: 19 November 2025

Question

Charlie Maynard

Liberal DemocratWitney

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to increase (a) recruitment and (b) retention of prison officers.

Answer

Jake Richards
We know that sufficient and skilled frontline staffing is fundamental to delivering safe, secure, and rehabilitative prisons. We remain committed to ensuring prisons are sufficiently resourced and that we retain and build levels of experience.Substantive ...

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