Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 48909

Prison Officers: Protective Clothing

Tabled: 29 April 2025

Answered: 9 May 2025

Question

Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing stab vests to prison officers.

Answer

Sir Nicholas Dakin

HM Prison & Probation Service has commissioned a review to establish whether it is necessary for our brave and hard-working prison officers to wear Protective Body Armour (PBA) either routinely or when working in high-risk environments within the pris...

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