Prisons and Judiciary: Sexual Offences
(asked on 23rd June 2020) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) prison wardens, (b) probation officers, (c) prison governors, (d) judges and (e) magistrates have been dismissed for sexual harassment in each of the last five years.
This question was answered on 29th June 2020
The number of dismissals for the roles requested in each of the last five years is as follows:
| 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 |
Band 3-5 Prison Officers | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Probation Officers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Prison Governors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Judges | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Magistrates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MoJ treats allegations of sexual harassment seriously and has policies in place to ensure that they are fully investigated and appropriate action is taken.