Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 15950

Prison Service: Staff

Tabled: 6 July 2026

Answered: 14 July 2026

Question

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to increase staffing levels in the prison service.

Answer

Jake Richards

The answer relates to England and Wales as prisons are a devolved matter in Scotland and Northern Ireland.Prison Service staff are some of our finest public servants. The work of prison staff is largely out of view of the public, but their work is vital f...

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