Written questions

Probation Officers: Pay

Commons · Question 30581 · Tabled 11 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 25 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by Grahame Morris

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of probation officer salaries in the context of the (a) workload and (b) level of stress associated with this role.

Answer

Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin, 25 Feb 2025

The Probation Service this Government inherited was burdened with a workload which often exceeded what staff should be expected to handle. Probation staff are drawn to the profession because it is a vocation, it is right that we recognise the resilience a...