Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many meetings his Department has held with the Prison Officers Association since 7 September 2023.
The Prison Officers Association (POA), as a recognised trade union, has regular engagement meetings with HM Prison & Probation Service.
In the three months since 7 September, more than 50 meetings have taken place at national level. POA branch committees have also met regularly with local management in every public sector prison during this period.