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Prisons: Staff |
| Question ID: |
1816716 |
| UIN: |
HL8883 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-25 |
| Asking Member ID: |
547 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lord Wigley
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Lord Wigley
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of the workforce in prisons in England and Wales are employed by private contractors. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-07-04 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
5364 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Lord Timpson
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| Answering Member handle: |
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Lord Timpson
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| Answer text: |
As of 31 March 2025, there were 3,403 prison custody officers in post across the 16 privately managed prisons in England and Wales, employed in roles that are equivalent to Band 3–5 grades used in public sector prisons. This represents approximately 13% o... |
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| Answering body ID: |
54 |
| Answering body name: |
Ministry of Justice |
| Tweeted: |
true |