Prison Officers: Body Armour
Commons · Question 79110 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department will provide protective body armour to all prison officers working in (a) long-term and (b) high-security prisons.
Answer
Answered by Jake Richards, 20 Oct 2025
His Majesty's Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) has committed to delivering the Deputy Prime Minister's pledge to equip up to 10,000 staff with protective body armour (PBA). The provision of custom-made body armour to prison officers in the long-term a...