Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers have taken voluntary early departure in each year since 2010.

The number of band 3-5 prison officers who have taken voluntary early departure since 2009/10 can be found in table 11b in the latest HMPPS Workforce Statistics publication:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/her-majestys-prison-and-probation-service-workforce-quarterly-december-2017