Written questions

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...