Prison Officers: Labour Turnover and Recruitment
Commons · Question 90075 · Tabled 11 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Charlie Maynard
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to increase (a) recruitment and (b) retention of prison officers.
Answer
Answered by Jake Richards, 19 Nov 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.Substantive ...