Prison Officers
(asked on 5th January 2024) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers were on detached duty in 2023; and what the additional cost to the public purse was for the provision of prison officers on detached duty in 2023.
This question was answered on 11th January 2024
As the length of deployment for prison officers on national detached duty varies, we have provided data based on average deployment rates.
On average 332.35 staff per week were deployed on National Detached Duty in 2023. We estimate that the average additional cost associated with this deployment is £313,093.04 per week: this includes travel and subsistence, accommodation and incentivisation costs.