Prison Officers Association: Withdrawal from Voluntary Tasks Debate
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Nick Smith
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Prison Officers Association: Withdrawal from Voluntary Tasks
Nick Smith Excerpts(7 years, 9 months ago)
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Mr Gyimah
In addition to the workforce strategy that we will publish later this year, which will focus on the professionalisation of the workforce, last week we announced a progressive promotion opportunity that will allow band 3 officers to do roles relating to safer custody, mentoring and hostage negotiation, and to get a pay rise. That is a huge step not just in professionalising the workforce and allowing people to operate in more senior roles, but in improving the pay packets of our hard-working prison officers.
Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent) (Lab)
Does the Minister accept that his precipitative action will be counterproductive and that any lockdowns are likely to lead to a lot more trouble in prisons?