Question follow-through · 105892

Prison Officers: North West

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the workloads of prison officers in the North West.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
14 Jan 2026
Target answer date
20 Jan 2026
Answer
20 Jan 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 14 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the workloads of prison officers in the North West.

  2. 20 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 20 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    Staffing models in public sector prisons and associated staffing numbers, are reviewed on a routine basis to take account of business changes that may impact on the workload of staff.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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