Question follow-through · 77652
Prison Officers: Political Impartiality
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has issued guidance to prison officers on ensuring political neutrality.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 16 Sept 2025
- Target answer date
- 14 Oct 2025
- Answer
- 14 Oct 2025 · 28 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners · 7 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
16 Sept 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has issued guidance to prison officers on ensuring political neutrality.
14 Oct 2025
Target answer date
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14 Oct 2025
Answer published
All civil servants are contractually bound by the Civil Service Code to serve the Government of the day. In HMPPS, this is reinforced through the Outside Activities Policy and the Conduct and Discipline Policy. These require employees to remain politicall...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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