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HM Prison Service: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 30 January 2025 to Question 25772 on Prison Service: Recruitment, whether prisons are obligated to (a) advertise positions for British nationals before foreign nationals and (b) hire Bri

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
5 Feb 2025
Target answer date
10 Feb 2025
Answer
14 Feb 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 5 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 30 January 2025 to Question 25772 on Prison Service: Recruitment, whether prisons are obligated to (a) advertise positions for British nationals before foreign nationals and (b) hire Bri

  2. 10 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 14 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    HM Prison and Probation Service publishes vacancies across formal UK advertising boards and welcomes applications from people wishing to work in prisons in England and Wales. The hiring process is the same for both UK and non-UK nationals. Selection is on...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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