PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Prison Officers: Costs (6 March 2017)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate she has made of the average cost of employing a prison officer in bands 3 to 5 (a) this year and (b) in each year from 2018-19 to 2020-21.
Asked by:
Richard Burgon (Labour)
Asked by:
Richard Burgon (Labour)
Answer
The average annual cost to NOMS (including employers’ pension and National Insurance contributions) of employing Prison Officers in Bands 3 to 5 in 2016-17 is set out in the table below [it should be noted that there will be variances depending on the prison and role of the prison officer].
Band | Average Annual cost (£) |
Custodial Manager: Band 5 | 46,000 |
Supervising Officer: Band 4 | 41,400 |
Prison Officer Specialist: Band 4 | 41,300 |
Prison Officer: Band 3 | 36,700 |
The cost of employing Prison Officers in future years cannot be accurately estimated as rates of pay are determined annually by the independent Prison Service Pay Review Body (PSPRB) and are therefore not yet known.
Answered by:
Mr Sam Gyimah (Liberal Democrat)
19 April 2017
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