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Written question asked by Ben Goldsborough (Labour) on Tuesday, 2 September 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 4 September 2025. It was answered by Alex Davies-Jones (Labour) on Wednesday, 10 September 2025 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.


Youth Custody: Psychology

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many psychologists have been employed on (a) the secure estate, (b) the open estate and (c) young offenders’ institutions in each of the last 10 financial years.

Answer

The requested information is published in Table 15 of the HM Prison & Probation Service Workforce Statistics, which can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hm-prison-probation-service-workforce-statistics.

Psychologists in HM Prison and Probation Service are organised into regional teams. Although each is based at an individual establishment, they work across sites, depending upon demand.

A breakdown of establishments by category can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/prisons-and-their-resettlement-providers.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
74592
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Recruitment Psychology Youth custody
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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