Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what additional allowances are paid to prison officers on detached duty.

Staff on national detached duty are entitled to a bonus payment that varies depending on the length of the deployment. Details are given in the table below:

Additionally, and in line with the National Travel and Subsistence policy (PSI 15/2021), staff are entitled to claim overnight subsistence at £25 per night, and business mileage at a rate of 45p per mile for any additional travel incurred, as well as for the cost of bed and breakfast accommodation where applicable, at rates that vary depending on the location.

An average of 332.35 staff each week were deployed on national detached duty during 2023.