Written questions

Prison Officers: Misconduct

Commons · Question 121518 · Tabled 17 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 25 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Nick Timothy

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers have been (a) investigated, (b) disciplined and (c) dismissed for illicit relationships with inmates in each year since 2020, broken down by sex.

Answer

Answered by Jake Richards, 25 Mar 2026

We only hold data on cases where staff were recommended for dismissal, as individuals may choose to resign before a dismissal can be formally enacted. As a result, we have used this field to respond to the question to avoid undercounting the number of peo...