Prison Officers
Commons · Question 116398 · Tabled 26 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Sarah Dyke
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average officer to prisoner ratio was across all male prisons as of February 2026.
Answer
Answered by Jake Richards, 4 Mar 2026
The number of full-time equivalent band 3-5 prison officers in each public sector prison is published quarterly as part of the “HM Prison and Probation Service workforce statistics” publication. The latest data, for staff in post on 31st December 2025, is...