Written questions

Prison Officers: Length of Service

Commons · Question 36385 · Tabled 7 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 12 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Grahame Morris

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an estimate of the cumulative number of years of experience held by prison officers in each year since 2010.

Answer

Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin, 12 Mar 2025

The cumulative length of service, in years, held by band 3-5 prison officers in public sector prisons is given in the following table. Figures are given as of 31 December each year. Although national staffing levels have improved, we are focusing on retai...