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...