Written questions

Prison Officers: Retirement

Commons · Question 7427 · Tabled 7 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 15 Oct 2024

Question

Asked by Grahame Morris

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on restarting negotiations with the Prison Officers Association over the pension age of prison officers.

Answer

Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin, 15 Oct 2024

The pension age in all public sector pension schemes is set under legislation by HM Treasury, and the merits of any review in pension age would be for them to consider. The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice is committed to listening and w...