Prison Officers: Industrial Disputes
Commons · Question 7428 · Tabled 7 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Grahame Morris
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of restoring the right of prison officers to take industrial action.
Answer
Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin, 16 Oct 2024
Prison officers work in difficult environments every day with some of the most challenging people in society, and we recognise their critical importance in keeping the public safe. As prison officers’ right to take industrial action is restricted under cu...