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HM Prison and Probation Service: Migrant Workers

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 1 December 2025UIN 93988

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff within the HM Prison & Probation Service are reliant on a visa for their employment.

Answered by Jake Richards

The Ministry of Justice does not hold the requested data in an easily accessible format. Information on right to work status does not provide a distinction between employees presently working for the Ministry of Justice and employees who have since left employment, therefore distinguishing the data accurately would incur disproportionate cost.

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