Correspondence

PSPRB Chair response to 2022 England and Wales activation letter (accessible)

Published 19 April 2022

Applies to England and Wales

Victoria Atkins MP
Minister of State for Justice and
Minister for Afghan resettlement
Ministry of Justice
102 Petty France
London
SW1H 9AJ

12 April 2022

Dear Minister,

PRISON SERVICE PAY REVIEW BODY 2022 ENGLAND AND WALES REPORT

I am writing to thank you and your officials for taking the time to attend oral evidence with the Prison Service Pay Review Body on 30 and 31 March to discuss the 2022-23 pay round. Now we have concluded oral evidence with all the parties. I can confirm that the Review Body is working towards submitting our 2022 England and Wales report to the Government in June this year. We hope that should provide sufficient time for the Government to consider our recommendations and publish our report prior to the summer Parliamentary recess.

I am copying this letter to Phil Copple, Director General of Prisons at Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service and to the organisations that represent our remit group – the POA, Prison Governors’ Association and the Public and Commercial Services Union.

Yours sincerely

Tim Flesher

Chair, Prison Service Pay Review Body