Prison Officers: Vetting
Commons · Question 12571 · Tabled 23 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Nick Timothy
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officer applicants failed security vetting in the past two years.
Answer
Answered by Jake Richards, 1 Jul 2026
Personnel Security Vetting is the first line of defence in the screening of people working for or on behalf of HMPPS, with the objective of preventing those unsuitable from entering the organisation.From 1 June 2024 to 31 May 2026, a total of 16,425 priso...