Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 71317

Prisons: Staff

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 9 September 2025

Question

Matt Vickers

ConservativeStockton West

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent steps she has taken to increase staffing levels in the prison service.

Answer

Sarah Sackman
We know that sufficient and skilled frontline staffing is fundamental to delivering safe, secure, and rehabilitative prisons. We remain committed to ensuring prisons are sufficiently resourced and that we retain and build levels of experience. The latest ...

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