Prisons and Probation: Criminal Records
Commons · Question 38678 · Tabled 17 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Kim Johnson
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many paid support workers working in (a) prisons and (b) probation had criminal convictions in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
Answer
Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin, 24 Mar 2025
All support workers and volunteers in HM Prison & Probation Service are subject to vetting checks on entry, to protect the security and integrity of the organisation. This includes anyone recruited via our Lived Experience routes, such as Going Forwar...