Prison Service: Pay

Mr. Bellingham
To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice whether the required hours allowance is consolidated into pay on the promotion to senior operational manager of an individual previously in a non-operational post within HM Prison Service and in receipt of that allowance on the discretion of the area manager; and if she will make a statement.

Mr. Sutcliffe
HM Prison Service policy is that managers in paybands E, F and G that are in receipt of required hours addition allowance and are promoted to senior manager have the allowance added to basic salary and the promotion increase calculated on the resultant salary.

Mr. Bellingham
To ask the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice whether all heads of personnel at prison establishments are entitled to receive the regulations allowance; on what basis those so entitled have the entitlement; and if she will make a statement.

Mr. Sutcliffe
HM Prison Service does not pay a regulations allowance.