Written question asked by Neil O'Brien (Conservative) on Friday, 5 June 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 11 June 2026 (named day). It was answered by Jake Richards (Labour) on Thursday, 11 June 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.
Prisons: Psychology
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 4 June 2026 to Question 4454, how many employees in HMPPS are under the Government's "Occupational Psychologist" profession, broken down into (a) forensic psychologists and (b) non-forensic psychologists.
- Answer
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A range of psychology-related occupations are categorised under the “occupational psychologist” profession in official statistics. As of 8 June 2026, 496 registered psychologists were employed by HM Prison & Probation Service. 490 of these (99%) are forensic psychologists. The other groups in the occupational psychologist category are: trainee psychologists (all of whom are training to be forensic psychologists); groupworkers; treatment managers; and psychology administrators.
These figures 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.
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- Written question
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- 7174
- Session
- 2026-27
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HM Prison and Probation Service: Psychology
Thursday, 18 June 2026
Written questions
House of Commons
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- Employment Prisons Psychology HM Prison and Probation Service
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