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Prison Officers: Prisoners

Commons · Question 122801 · Tabled 23 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 1 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by Nick Timothy

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison inmates have had illicit relationships with prison officers in each year since 2010, broken down by offence group.

Answer

Answered by Jake Richards, 1 Apr 2026

The table below shows the number of prisoners in the last six years recorded as being involved in proven cases where a member of prison staff has been convicted of Misconduct in Public Office. No data is held for years prior to 2020. Year of case outcome2...