Prison Officers: Industrial Disputes

(asked on 7th March 2025) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions her Department has had with private prison operators on the right of prison officers to take industrial action.


Answered by
Nicholas Dakin Portrait
Nicholas Dakin
Vice Chamberlain (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons)
This question was answered on 12th March 2025

We have no plans to amend section 127 of the Criminal Justice Act 1994.

There have been no recent discussions with private prison contractors on this matter.

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