Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 1 February 2019 to Question 211736 on Prison Service: Pay, whether Operational Managers that are not up to date with their Control and Restraint training are entitled to claim the required hours addition allowance.

The payment of Required Hours Addition (RHA) is not linked to any the completion of any training, including control and restraint. RHA is made to recompense for having to work unsocial and predictable working hours, and is automatically paid as a separate salaried element (pensionable) on taking up duty in a qualifying role.