Speeches

Dominic Raab – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Dominic Raab on 2014-06-17.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the per capita spending on prison officers was in England and Wales in each of the last five years.

Jeremy Wright

Information on the average total salary cost, including national insurance and pension contributions, of a prison officer as at 31 March each year since 2010 is contained in the table below.

Mean Annual Pay Cost of Prison Officers, Including Employer National Insurance and Pension Contributions – as at 31 March, 2010 to 2014

Year

– At 31st March

Mean Annual Pay Cost (Nominal)

2010

32,747

2011

34,024

2012

34,951

2013

35,608

2014

36,157

The pay costs shown are for Band 3 Prison Officers and their equivalents and include basic salary and local pay allowance where applicable.