PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Prisons and Judiciary: Sexual Offences (23 June 2020)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) prison wardens, (b) probation officers, (c) prison governors, (d) judges and (e) magistrates have been dismissed for sexual harassment in each of the last five years.

Asked by:
Ed Davey (Liberal Democrat)

Answer

The number of dismissals for the roles requested in each of the last five years is as follows:

2014/15

2015/16

2016/17

2017/18

2018/19

Band 3-5 Prison Officers

3

3

4

4

4

Probation Officers

0

0

0

0

0

Prison Governors

0

0

0

0

0

Judges

0

0

0

0

0

Magistrates

0

0

0

0

0


MoJ treats allegations of sexual harassment seriously and has policies in place to ensure that they are fully investigated and appropriate action is taken.


Answered by:
Lucy Frazer (Conservative)
29 June 2020

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