Written questions

Prison Officers: Pay

Commons · Question 28487 · Tabled 4 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 10 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by Grahame Morris

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of prison officer salary levels on staff retention rates.

Answer

Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin, 10 Feb 2025

The 2024/25 Prison Service pay award delivered a pay rise of at 5% for all Band 3 - 5 Prison Officers on modernised terms and conditions. This brings the starting salary for an entry level officer (on the national rate, 39 hours with unsocial hours) from ...