questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of delays in security and vetting processes on staffing levels across the prison estate.
answerText: Whilst we acknowledge the impact lengthened timescales may have on staffing levels across the prison estate, Personnel Security Vetting is the first line of defence in the screening of people working for or on behalf of HM Prison &amp; Probation Service (...
heading: HM Prison Service: Vetting