Prison Officers: Retirement
Commons · Question 59632 · Tabled 12 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Charlie Maynard
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department has plans to lower the prison officer retirement age.
Answer
Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin, 20 Jun 2025
Prison officers are members of the Civil Service Pension scheme (CSPS), and the normal pension age (at which unreduced benefits can be taken) is linked to their state pension age. We recognise the unique and challenging role that prison officers play in p...