Question follow-through · 77653
Prison Officers: Codes of Practice
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance his Department issues to ensure prison officers follow the civil service code.
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, what guidance his Department issues to ensure prison officers follow the civil service code.
14 Oct 2025
Target answer date
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14 Oct 2025
Answer published
The requirement to adhere to the Civil Service Code is set out in all HMPPS employee's employment contracts. In HMPPS, these standards are reinforced through the Outside Activities and the Conduct and Discipline policies, which set behavioural expectation...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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