Prison Officers: Migrant Workers
Commons · Question 78040 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Rosindell
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to increase the number of prison officers recruited from overseas.
Answer
Answered by Jake Richards, 20 Oct 2025
His Majesty’s Prisons and Probation Service (HMPPS) does not actively recruit foreign nationals from overseas.HMPPS publishes vacancies across formal UK advertising boards and welcomes applications from people wishing to work in prisons in England and Wal...