Prison Officers: Protective Clothing
Commons · Question 48909 · Tabled 29 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 9 May 2025
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing stab vests to prison officers.
Answer
Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin, 9 May 2025
HM Prison & Probation Service has commissioned a review to establish whether it is necessary for our brave and hard-working prison officers to wear Protective Body Armour (PBA) either routinely or when working in high-risk environments within the pris...