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Prison Officers: Protective Clothing

Asked by Robert JenrickReform UKMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 11 November 2025UIN 87748

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To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the press release entitled Major safety boost for frontline prison staff, published on 21 September 2025, how many stab vests have been issued to frontline prison staff since that announcement.

Answered by Jake Richards

I refer the Rt. Hon Member to the reply I gave to the hon Member for Fylde on 20 October 2025 to PQ 79110.

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