Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 30851

Prison Officers: Recruitment

Tabled: 11 February 2025
Answered: 19 February 2025

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to ensure the recruitment of prison officers stays in line with planned expansion of prison capacity.

Answer

Sir Nicholas Dakin
We know that sufficient and skilled frontline staffing is fundamental to delivering safe, secure, and rehabilitative prison regimes. We remain committed to ensuring prisons are sufficiently resourced and that we retain and build levels of experience, both...
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