PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(9 September 2026)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, to provide a breakdown of how many band 3-5 prison officers had at least five years service in HMPPS at the end of the last three financial years.

Asked by:
Nick Timothy (Conservative)

Answer

The numbers of band 3-5 prison officers who have had at least five years’ service in HMPPS at the end of the last three financial years is published quarterly as part “HM Prison and Probation Service Workforce Quarterly” statistics publication. The latest publication covers the period up to the year ending June 2026 and can be accessed via this link: HM Prison & Probation Service workforce quarterly: June 2026 - GOV.UK. Data on length of service be found in Table 4 of this spreadsheet: hmpps-workforce-statistics-tables-jun-2026_final.ods.


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