Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the longest time is that has elapsed between an employee starting work and being paid for the first time for a member of NPS staff.

The longest period a new starter went without pay prior to being paid for the first time was 7 weeks. This was in July 2014 which was the transition from Community Rehabilitation Company (CRC) to NPS, and was due to late notification.

It is now standard practice for any member of staff who is not paid on payday to receive a same day advance of salary.