Ministry of Justice written question – answered at on 4 June 2026.
Neil O'Brien
Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether forensic psychologists employed by HMPPS are categorised under the Government's 'Occupational Psychologist' profession for the purpose of official Civil Service employment statistics.
Jake Richards
Assistant Whip, The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice
Forensic psychologists employed by His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS), and those in training, are currently categorised under the Government’s ‘Occupational Psychologist’ profession for the purpose of official Civil Service employment statistics, as are non-forensic psychologists employed by HMPPS.
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