Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department plans to publish the pay award for prison officers following the recommendations made by the Prison Service Pay Review Body.

The Government’s response to the recommendations made by the Prison Service Pay Review Body (PSPRB) was announced by Written Ministerial Statement today (Tuesday 21 July 2020). The announcement confirms the pay award for operational prison staff for 2020/21.

The full report and recommendations made by the PSPRB have also been published online. The WMS and report can be found here – (https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2020-07-21/HCWS408/).