Question follow-through · 4454

Prisons: Psychology

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether forensic psychologists employed by HMPPS are categorised under the Government's 'Occupational Psychologist' profession for the purpose of official Civil Service employment statistics.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body: Ministry of Justice
Tabled: 29 May 2026
Target answer date: 4 Jun 2026
Answer: 4 Jun 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

29 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether forensic psychologists employed by HMPPS are categorised under the Government's 'Occupational Psychologist' profession for the purpose of official Civil Service employment statistics.
4 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
4 Jun 2026
Answer published
Forensic psychologists employed by His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS), and those in training, are currently categorised under the Government’s ‘Occupational Psychologist’ profession for the purpose of official Civil Service employment stat...

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