CIRC 012: HOUSE OF COMMONS JUSTICE COMMITTEE SURVEY OF PRISON OFFICERS AND OSG STAFF

All POA members working in Prisons both Public Sector and Private in England and Wales are encouraged to participate in the following survey:

The House of Commons Justice Committee is conducting an inquiry into the prison operational workforce and is seeking the views of staff at the Operational Support (OSG) and Prison Officer grades. The inquiry is seeking to understand why high volumes of staff are leaving the Prison Service and the implications of staff turnover against the backdrop of existing pressures. The inquiry is also looking at what steps can be taken to improve recruitment and retention of staff and will examine whether the Prison Service is adequately resourced to manage the projected prison population increase in the coming years.

As part of the Committee’s work, it is asking OSG staff and Prison Officers to complete a short survey to get a better understanding about their experience of working in the Prison Service, current levels of morale, and how staff feel about their working conditions, pay and benefits, and access to equipment and training.

The survey takes less than 10 minutes to fill out and is completely confidential. The Committee is keen to hear from as many people as possible. You can access the survey here: https://forms.office.com/e/cjt4f31wad 

The Justice Committee is completely independent of the Ministry of Justice and HM Prison and Probation Service. It includes a mix of MPs from different political parties. The results of the survey will help the Committee make recommendations to the Government on how to improve the recruitment and retention of OSG and Prison Officer staff, and how to improve their working lives.

If you have any questions at all about the survey, please contact the Committee’s team on justicecom@parliament.uk   

Yours sincerely

 

Mark Fairhurst
National Chair