Petition · past parliament
Raise the wages for those working in HM Prison Services
Closed
174 signatures
What the petition asks
The average wage for a Prison officer in the UK is not only low, but is also 10 thousand (in pounds) less than the average paid to prison officers in the USA.
Our Prison officers have a very tough and demanding job. Our Prison officers experience every day things most of us would never have to think about or Imagine. Not to mention the hours they serve, and the unsociable times they serve them through. There have been cuts after cuts with the prison service, and its gone on too far. The ratio of HMP staff to number of prisoners is dangerous. Pay our men and woman in the prison service a fair wage for the hard work that they do! Match the USA average.
Timeline
| 29 Mar 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 2 May 2017 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
174
Status
Closed
Opened
29 Mar 2017
Closed
2 May 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.