questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many paid support workers working in (a) prisons and (b) probation had criminal convictions in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
answerText: All support workers and volunteers in HM Prison &amp; Probation Service are subject to vetting checks on entry, to protect the security and integrity of the organisation. This includes anyone recruited via our Lived Experience routes, such as Going Forwar...
heading: Prisons and Probation: Criminal Records