To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing stab vests to prison officers.
Answered on
9 May 2025
HM Prison & Probation Service has commissioned a review to establish whether it is necessary for our brave and hard-working prison officers to wear Protective Body Armour (PBA) either routinely or when working in high-risk environments within the prison estate in England and Wales. This review will inform any future decision on the use of PBA in the prison estate in England and Wales and will report in early June.
Answered by
Ministry of Justice