§ Mr. Evelyn Kingasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what extra payment is made to prison officers in respect of sleep-in duty.
§ Sir F. SoskicePrison Officers are paid an allowance of 6s. 6d. a night for sleep-in duty; this allowance is increased to 9s. a night for each occasion in excess of 25 a calendar year. Overtime is payable if the officer is called on to perform more than half an hour's active duty during the night. A claim from the Prison Officers Association for a review of these allowances was received on 14th December and is under consideration.