Question follow-through · 67361
Prison Officers: Dismissal
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers have been dismissed as a result of gross misconduct since July 2024.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 14 Jul 2025
- Target answer date
- 17 Jul 2025
- Answer
- 17 Jul 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Justice and policing
- Prisoners: Safety · 15 Jul 2025
- Prisons: Crimes of Violence · 15 Jul 2025
- Prison Officers: Protective Clothing · 15 Jul 2025
- Prisons: Visits · 15 Jul 2025
- Offenders: Deportation · 15 Jul 2025
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners · 7 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
14 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers have been dismissed as a result of gross misconduct since July 2024.
17 Jul 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
17 Jul 2025
Answer published
HMPPS publishes data on dismissals related to conduct and disciplinary matters as part of its annual Staff Equalities Report. The collection page can be found here: HMPPS annual staff equalities report - GOV.UK.The 2024/2025 edition of the report is sched...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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