Written questions

HM Prison and Probation Service: Migrant Workers

Commons · Question 96855 · Tabled 3 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 12 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff within the HM Prison & Probation Service reliant on visas for employment have been employed since 5 July 2024.

Answer

Answered by Jake Richards, 12 Dec 2025

The Ministry of Justice does not hold the requested information requested data in an easily accessible format. Right to Work data is collected during the vetting stage but is not retained within the employment record. As a result, extracting this informat...