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Written question asked by Madeleine Moon (Labour) on Tuesday, 22 October 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 24 October 2019. It was answered by Lucy Frazer (Conservative) on Tuesday, 29 October 2019 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.


Prison Officers: Long Service Awards

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many long service medals have been awarded in each of the last five years to prison officers; what the cost was of awarding each medal; and if he will make a statement.

Answer

The number of operational prison staff in public sectors prisons who were awarded Prison Services (operational duties) Long Service & Good Conduct medals in each of the last 5 years is shown in the table below.

Number of operational prison staff who received a long service medal
2015 841
2016 415
2017 603
2018 828
2019 (up to 30/09/2019) 523

Includes operational prison staff from Band 2 to Band 11

Prison Services (operational duties) Long Service & Good Conduct Medals are manufactured by the Royal Mint at a cost of £27 (+VAT) per medal.

These medals recognise the loyalty, commitment and unique role of operational prison staff in the United Kingdom prison services.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
3694
Session
2019-19
Subjects
Medals Prison officers Long service awards
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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