House of Lords written question – answered at on 21 May 2007.
Earl Attlee
Conservative
asked Her Majesty's Government:
How many prison officers have been convicted of corruption or other offences connected with their duties as prison officers in the last (a) 12 months; (b) five years; and (c) 10 years.
Lord Falconer of Thoroton
Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice, The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
The Prison Service does not routinely record this information. The value of doing so will be considered as part of an ongoing improvement plan to strengthen the Prison Service's approach to tackling corruption.
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No3 people think not
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