United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 91031
Prison Officers: English Language
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13 November 2025
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21 November 2025 · Answer
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21 November 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department currently has an English proficiency requirement for prison officers.
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13 November 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department currently has an English proficiency requirement for prison officers.
Source: Commons
21 November 2025
Answer
The prison officer recruitment process assesses English language proficiency at multiple stages, without requiring a separate English test or formal qualifications such as GCSEs at the point of application. The process for recruiting prison officers acros...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-11-13/91031
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1852517
- uk · wq-1852517 · source updated 21 November 2025