Motion text
That this House notes that the Government has rejected as unaffordable Recommendation 3 by the Prison Service Pay Review Body (PSPRB) of a £3,000 pensionable pay rise for Band 3 prison officers on Fair and Sustainable conditions, the main operational recruitment grade into the Prison Service; further notes that the PSPRB considers Band 3 pay to compare poorly against other occupations in the same broad occupational group, and calculates the cost of new recruits leaving after less than two years at £30 million annually, which it calls an inefficient use of public money; further notes that the PSPRB was established in 2001 to compensate prison officers for the loss of their right to take industrial action in any form, and that, in response to a successful complaint by the Prison Officers Association (POA) to the International Labour Organisation in 2004, the Government committed only to depart from its recommendations in exceptional circumstances; further notes that the Government pledged in July to open discussions with recognised trade unions on the implications of this recommendation, yet no such discussions have taken place with the POA; believes that the decision to deny prison officers pay justice threatens to damage morale and exacerbate the current recruitment and retention crisis; questions whether the recommended award is genuinely unaffordable at a time when billions of pounds have been budgeted to build a new generation of private prisons; and calls on the Government to accept the PSPRB’s recommendations in full.
Signatures (27)
The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.
Burgon, Richard
Labour
Signed on
14 December 2020
Saville Roberts, Liz
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
14 December 2020
Henderson, Gordon
Conservative
Signed on
14 December 2020
MacAskill, Kenny
Scottish National Party
Signed on
14 December 2020
Chamberlain, Wendy
Liberal Democrat
Signed on
14 December 2020
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on
14 December 2020
In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.
Morris, Grahame
Labour
Signed on
14 December 2020
Foy, Mary Kelly
Labour
Signed on
14 December 2020
McDonnell, John
Labour
Signed on
14 December 2020
Long Bailey, Rebecca
Labour
Signed on
14 December 2020
Carden, Dan
Labour
Signed on
14 December 2020
Yasin, Mohammad
Labour
Signed on
14 December 2020
Whitley, Mick
Labour
Signed on
14 December 2020
Lavery, Ian
Labour
Signed on
14 December 2020
Barker, Paula
Labour
Signed on
14 December 2020
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on
14 December 2020
Webbe, Claudia
Independent
Signed on
14 December 2020
Begum, Apsana
Labour
Signed on
15 December 2020
Edwards, Jonathan
Independent
Signed on
15 December 2020
Hopkins, Rachel
Labour
Signed on
15 December 2020
Girvan, Paul
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on
16 December 2020
Lucas, Caroline
Green Party
Signed on
17 December 2020
Williams, Hywel
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
5 January 2021
Lake, Ben
Plaid Cymru
Signed on
5 January 2021
Trickett, Jon
Labour
Signed on
1 February 2021
Osborne, Kate
Labour
Signed on
2 March 2021
Russell-Moyle, Lloyd
Labour
Signed on
11 May 2021
There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.