Written question asked by Nick Timothy (Conservative) on Thursday, 19 March 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 23 March 2026. It was answered by Jake Richards (Labour) on Friday, 27 March 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.
Prison Officers: Misconduct
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers have been (a) arrested, (b) charged, and (c) prosecuted for having illicit relationships with prison inmates in each year since 2020, broken down by offence group.
- Answer
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The table below shows the number of prison officers at Bands 3-5 convicted in each of the last five years of an offence of misconduct in public office, where the offence related to an inappropriate relationship with a prisoner.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Misconduct in Public Office
0
3
5
12
6
15
An inappropriate relationship is defined as any relationship that compromises a staff member’s ability to appropriately perform their duties.
The figures in this table have been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any large-scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 122261
- Session
- 2024-26
- Subjects
- Arrests Misconduct Prosecutions Prisoners Prison officers
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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