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Written question asked by Grahame Morris (Labour) on Tuesday, 7 November 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 13 November 2017. It was answered by Sam Gyimah (Conservative) on Thursday, 16 November 2017 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.


Prison Officers: Vetting

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what is the average time taken to complete vetting processes for a prison officer recruit.

Answer

The average time for a new prison officer recruit to receive a full security check in 2017 is 46 calendar days. This is for new officer recruits who are recorded as starting work in a Prison (data up to the end of September 2017), who applied between the 1st January and 30th September 2017.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
112124
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Vetting Prison officers
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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