Prison Governors: Length of Service
(asked on 12th November 2020) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of prison governors have stayed in post for more than (1) two, and (2) three years.
Answered by
Baroness Scott of Bybrook
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
This question was answered on 26th November 2020
As at 30th June 2020, 48% of prison governors had stayed in their current post for more than two years, and 39% had stayed in their current post for more than three years.
To note, this includes substantive band 10-11 Governing Governors only and does not include any deputy governors who may be filling the role on a temporary promotion.