Hansard

Prison Officers: Manpower

Volume 486: debated on Tuesday 20 January 2009

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Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many prison officers are employed by the Prison Service in England and Wales. (247724)

Mr. Hanson

There are 28,608 officers currently employed in the Prison Service in England and Wales. This figure covers all officer grades across both the public and private sector prisons.