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Question follow-through · 7174

Prisons: Psychology

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 4 June 2026 to Question 4454, how many employees in HMPPS are under the Government's "Occupational Psychologist" profession, broken down into (a) forensic psychologists and (b) non

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
5 Jun 2026
Target answer date
11 Jun 2026
Answer
11 Jun 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 5 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 4 June 2026 to Question 4454, how many employees in HMPPS are under the Government's "Occupational Psychologist" profession, broken down into (a) forensic psychologists and (b) non

  2. 11 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 11 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    A range of psychology-related occupations are categorised under the “occupational psychologist” profession in official statistics. As of 8 June 2026, 496 registered psychologists were employed by HM Prison & Probation Service. 490 of these (99%) are f...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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Prisons: Psychology

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