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Prison Officers: Length of Service

Commons · Question 119232 · Tabled 10 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 16 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Grahame Morris

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an estimate of the cumulative number of years of experience held by prison officers in each year since 2010.

Answer

Answered by Jake Richards, 16 Mar 2026

The cumulative length of service, in years, held by public sector band 3-5 prison officers is given in the following table. Figures are given as at 31 December each year.Table 1 - Cumulative length of service1 of public sector band 3-5 prison officers2 in...