Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 59632

Prison Officers: Retirement

Tabled: 12 June 2025

Answered: 20 June 2025

Question

Charlie Maynard

Liberal Democrat — Witney

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department has plans to lower the prison officer retirement age.

Answer

Sir Nicholas Dakin

Prison officers are members of the Civil Service Pension scheme (CSPS), and the normal pension age (at which unreduced benefits can be taken) is linked to their state pension age. We recognise the unique and challenging role that prison officers play in p...

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