Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of prison officers in (a) Band 2, (b) Band 3, (c) Band 4 and (d) Band 5 have left service on capability grounds, by prison, in each of the last 12 months.

The latest set of HMPPS Workforce Bulletin statistics for the quarter to 30 June 2021: Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service workforce quarterly: June 2021 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

This publication provides headline statistics at an organisational, Group and Division level but we are not able to break this down further to establishment level by month. Leaving reason is broken down into various categories, and capability would be noted as part of the dismissal figures:

Dismissal Other

Dismissal - Conduct

Dismissal - Poor performance

Dismissal - Unsatisfactory attendance/Medical Inefficiency

The next set of data for the period to 30 September 2021 is due to be published in the Workforce Statistics Report on 18 November 2021.