Question follow-through · 8599
Prison Officers: Retirement
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of lowering the the retirement age for prison officers.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 10 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 17 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 18 Jun 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Justice and policing
- Prisons: Education · 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
10 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of lowering the the retirement age for prison officers.
17 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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18 Jun 2026
Answer published
We are aware of the POA campaign for a reduced prison officer pension age.We recognise the unique and challenging role that prison officers play in protecting the public and reducing reoffending and that pension age is an important issue for prison staff ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Prisons: Education
28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has had recent discussions with relevant stakeholders on moving the departmental responsibility for the provision of education within prisons from the Ministry of Justice to the Department for Educatio