Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 76288

Prisons: Staff

Tabled: 10 September 2025
Answered: 19 September 2025

Question

Clive Lewis

LabourNorwich South

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to (a) train and (b) recruit staff in the prison workforce.

Answer

Jake Richards
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.HMPPS believ...

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