HM Prison Service: Payments
Commons · Question 25241 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 9 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Ben Maguire
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the timeliness of payments owed to former HM Prison Service staff under the Harper Judgement.
Answer
Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 9 Sep 2026
Following the Supreme Court judgment in Harpur Trust v Brazel, the Ministry of Justice developed an approach to identify and address cases where individuals may have received an incorrect amount of annual leave.Guidance issued in 2023 made clear that form...