Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 121518

Prison Officers: Misconduct

Tabled: 17 March 2026

Answered: 25 March 2026

Question

Nick Timothy

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers have been (a) investigated, (b) disciplined and (c) dismissed for illicit relationships with inmates in each year since 2020, broken down by sex.

Answer

Jake Richards

We only hold data on cases where staff were recommended for dismissal, as individuals may choose to resign before a dismissal can be formally enacted. As a result, we have used this field to respond to the question to avoid undercounting the number of peo...

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