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Prisons: Staff

Commons · Question 71317 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 9 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Matt Vickers

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent steps she has taken to increase staffing levels in the prison service.

Answer

Answered by Sarah Sackman, 9 Sep 2025

We know that sufficient and skilled frontline staffing is fundamental to delivering safe, secure, and rehabilitative prisons. We remain committed to ensuring prisons are sufficiently resourced and that we retain and build levels of experience. The latest ...