Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the impact of the public sector pay freeze on the recruitment and retention of staff in the (a) probation service and (b) family courts.
My Department is currently engaging with our recognised Trade Unions on the 2021 pay award for the Probation Service. The pay award will comply with the temporary pause on pay rises for most public sector workforces in 2021/22, including the Civil Service.
Staff in family courts are covered by the temporary pay pause.