Question follow-through · 90080
Prisons: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to improve the welfare of staff working in the prisons system.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 11 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 13 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 19 Nov 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Justice and policing
- Young Offenders: Vetting · 28 Aug 2026
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners · 7 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
11 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to improve the welfare of staff working in the prisons system.
13 Nov 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
19 Nov 2025
Answer published
By the nature of their roles, staff working in the prison system can come into contact with some of the most challenging and dangerous people in society and it is essential that they are supported to carry out their important roles. Given these challenges...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Young Offenders: Vetting
28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to reform the rules governing the disclosure of childhood criminal records by the Disclosure and Barring Service so that future opportunities are not impacted.
Dispute Resolution
2 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what consideration his Department has given to the potential merits of establishing a single statutory supervisory body for voluntary ombudsman and ADR schemes.