Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Nicholas Dakin and Helen Maguire

Tuesday 10th December 2024 Commons Chamber

[The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Sir Nicholas Dakin)]

One of the very first actions of the Government was to accept the Prison Service pay review body’s independent recommendations in full, delivering a pay increase of 5% for prison officers. In addition, we monitor exit interview data and use it to help design interventions to improve retention.

[Helen Maguire (Epsom and Ewell) (LD)]

T3. One in four people of working age in the UK has a criminal record, for a variety of reasons. Most of these people no longer pose a threat to society, but are still tied to their past by their criminal record and face a lifetime of barriers with employers. What steps is the Minister taking to ensure that the criminal record implications of a sentence do not impact on an individual disproportionately?

[Sir Nicholas Dakin]

The hon. Member raises an important issue, which is always under review, but that is where we are at the moment.