National Probation Service for England and Wales: Coronavirus

(asked on 19th March 2020) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of probation offices have hand sanitisers available for probation staff during the covid-19 outbreak.


Answered by
Lucy Frazer Portrait
Lucy Frazer
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
This question was answered on 24th March 2020

In line with guidance issued by Public Health England we are encouraging staff to follow basic hygiene routines in the workplace to combat the spread of germs, including regular hand washing with soap and water for 20 seconds.

Information on how many probation offices have hand sanitisers is not readily available. We have instructed our facilities management providers to provide hand sanitiser gel and wipes. The orders have been placed, but like most employers, we are finding that the lead-in times for supply are longer than average.

In line with the latest Public Health England guidance our facilities management providers have also adopted new cleaning regimes to minimise the risk of infection.

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