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Prison Officers: Recruitment

Lords · Question HL11893 · Tabled 13 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 25 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Lord Boateng

To ask His Majesty's Government how many prison officers in England and Wales were recruited from (1) the Commonwealth, and (2) the European Union, in each of the last three years for which figures are available; and how many of these earn in excess of £4

Answer

Answered by Lord Timpson, 25 Nov 2025

The Ministry of Justice does not hold the requested data in a single central system. Information on nationality, new joiners, and salary is recorded across separate administrative systems, and linking these datasets accurately would incur disproportionate...