Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the the potential merits of increasing prison educators pay in line with their counterparts in other further education workplaces.

The Ministry of Justice recognises the vital role prison educators play in supporting rehabilitation and reducing reoffending. Prison educators are employed by Further Education or Training Providers contracted to deliver education in custody. As such, their pay and terms and conditions are set by those providers. Providers typically align prison educator pay with equivalent roles in community-based further education settings.