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Written question asked by Ruth Cadbury (Labour) on Wednesday, 7 February 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 20 February 2024 (named day). It was answered by Edward Argar (Conservative) on Thursday, 22 February 2024 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.

Prison Officers: Dismissal

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 5 February 2024 to Question 11798 on Prison Officers: Dismissal, how many of the prison officers recommended for dismissal for having an inappropriate relationship with a prisoner or ex-prisoner were (a) dismissed and (b) prosecuted.

Answer

We are unable to provide the data requested as, whilst we do hold data on the number of staff dismissed or prosecuted, this data is not held in one central place but is instead split across several datasets. We have investigated the link between these datasets but we cannot be certain that the data can be matched accurately.

Dismissal due to inappropriate relationship with a prisoner/ex-prisoner is a very rare occurrence given we have over 20,000 prison officers in employment.

Over the last few years we have continued to increase in capacity and deliver our counter-corruption strategy. Through the £100 million Security Investment Programme announced in August 2019, over 100 new staff were recruited into the Counter Corruption Unit. This includes regional 'Prevent' teams, dedicated to building staff resilience through training, awareness raising and individual support.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
13572
Session
2023-24
Related items
Prison Officers: Dismissal
Monday, 5 February 2024
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Dismissal Prisoners Prison officers
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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