Prisons: Staff
Commons · Question 123039 · Tabled 23 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 1 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to help ensure that prison staffing levels are sufficient to maintain security.
Answer
Answered by Jake Richards, 1 Apr 2026
Effective prison security is a prerequisite for the safe and stable regimes required to promote prisoner rehabilitation, and sufficient levels of skilled frontline staff are fundamental to delivering secure and rehabilitative prison regimes. Against a cha...