Question follow-through · 129644
Probation: English Language
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what minimum English language proficiency requirements apply to probation officers and probation services staff; and whether his Department or HM Prison and Probation Service has conducted any audits or assessmen
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 23 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 27 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 29 Apr 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
23 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what minimum English language proficiency requirements apply to probation officers and probation services staff; and whether his Department or HM Prison and Probation Service has conducted any audits or assessmen
27 Apr 2026
Target answer date
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29 Apr 2026
Answer published
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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