Prison Officers: Health

(asked on 26th October 2021) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department undertook an equality impact assessment prior to the introduction of the annual fitness test for prison officers in 2001.


Answered by
Victoria Atkins Portrait
Victoria Atkins
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
This question was answered on 3rd November 2021

Although the current requirements of the public sector equality duty were introduced by the Equality Act 2010, considerations of the impact of the Fitness Testing Policy were made prior to its introduction in 2001. The importance of ensuring the policy was applied fairly, regardless of the sex or gender identity of a prison officer, has been recognised since the policy was implemented, and any staff who fail the fitness test have had the support of occupational health services.

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