Prison Officers: Body Armour and Stun Guns
Commons · Question 5744 · Tabled 1 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 29 May 2026 to Question 1123 on Prison Officers: Body Armour and Stun Guns, how many frontline prison officers are employed in roles classified as high-risk for the purposes of the prote
Answer
Answered by Jake Richards, 9 Jun 2026
The 4,499 front-line officers (uniformed Bands 3 - 5) who are employed across the long-term high security estate are among the up to 10,000 prison staff who will receive protective body armour as part of the additional provision we have announced. The pro...