Committees

The prison operational workforce

Inquiry

Following the announcement that a General Election will be held on 4 July, Select Committees will be unable to meet from 24 May and will cease to exist from 30 May until after the General Election. This work has therefore closed.

This inquiry examines the current state of the prison operational workforce. It seeks to understand why high volumes of prison officers are leaving the prison service and the implications of staff turnover against the backdrop of existing pressures. The inquiry also explores what measures are underway to recruit and retain staff and examines whether the prison service will be adequately resourced to manage the projected prison population increase.

Read the call for evidence to find out more about the inquiry.

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was 6:00pm on 13 January 2023.

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Past events

Tuesday 18 April 2023
2:00pm Private
2:30pm Public
Oral evidence session 18 April 2023
The prison operational workforce - Oral evidence
2:30pm
  • Rt Hon Damian Hinds MP (Minister of State at Ministry of Justice)
  • Michelle Jarman-Howe (Chief Operating Officer Prisons at Ministry of Justice)
Former Chair of the Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody: Chair’s end of term report - Oral evidence
3:15pm
  • Juliet Lyon CBE (Former Chair at Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody)
Room 15, Palace of Westminster
Wednesday 29 March 2023
2:00pm Private
2:30pm Public
The prison operational workforce - Oral evidence 29 March 2023
2:30pm
  • Rt Hon Damian Hinds MP (Minister of State at Ministry of Justice)
  • Michelle Jarman-Howe (Chief Operating Officer Prisons at Ministry of Justice)
Room 8, Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 21 March 2023
2:00pm Private
2:30pm Public
The prison operational workforce - Oral evidence 21 March 2023
2:30pm
  • Dame Anne Owers (National Chair at Independent Monitoring Boards)
  • Charlie Taylor (HM Chief Inspector at HM Inspectorate of Prisons)
Room 15, Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 28 February 2023
2:00pm Private
2:30pm Public
Oral evidence session 28 February 2023
The prison operational workforce - Oral evidence
2:30pm
  • Nina Champion (Director at Criminal Justice Alliance)
  • Peter Dawson (Director at Prison Reform Trust)
  • Natasha Porter OBE (Chief Executive Officer at Unlocked Graduates)
Work of HM Chief Inspector of Probation - Oral evidence
3:30pm
  • Simi O'Neill (Head of Probation Inspection Programme at HM Inspectorate of Probation)
  • Justin Russell (HM Chief Inspector at HM Inspectorate of Probation)
Room 15, Palace of Westminster

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