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Written question asked by Sarah Champion (Labour) on Tuesday, 2 June 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 4 June 2026. It was answered by Jake Richards (Labour) on Wednesday, 10 June 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.

HM Prison and Probation Service: Vetting

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what was the average time taken to complete HM Prisons and Probation Service staff security vetting for each quarter of the last 12 months.

Answer

Within HM Prisons and Probation Service (HMPPS), security vetting is carried out to ensure individuals who wish to take up employment within the organisation can uphold the security and integrity standards expected of their role and ensure prisons and probation remain safe for rehabilitation to take place.

In response to this question, information on the average time taken to complete staff security vetting is not held centrally in the format requested.

Responsibility for staff security vetting within HMPPS is split across different teams and service providers, and there is no single centrally held dataset capturing end‑to‑end average completion times by quarter. Without a centrally held dataset, we are unable to provide the average time taken to complete HMPPS security vetting in response to the question.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
5936
Session
2026-27
Subjects
Staff Vetting Security HM Prison and Probation Service
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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