Prison and probation staff have taken the equivalent of 774 years mental health sick leave over the last year
The revelations “are damning and point to a workforce on the brink”, Shabana Mahmood the shadow justice secretary said. While HMPPS says the average number of sick days across its estate is 11, Labour pointed to sickness rates within Young Offender Institutions as being particularly higher than average.
A crack prison riot squad, the National Tactical Response Group, has meanwhile seen more frequent deployment in 2023 than the previous year.
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