Prison Officers: Training

(asked on 6th February 2024) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how long on average it takes to train new prison officers.


Answered by
Edward Argar Portrait
Edward Argar
Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
This question was answered on 19th February 2024

All new Prison Officers receive a minimum of ten weeks of training which provides them with the skills required to be a competent prison officer.

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