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<p>HMPPS does not deduct pay if an employee is sent home as a result of sickness or
if they have been assaulted at work.</p><p> </p><p>HMPPS is committed to safeguarding
the safety and wellbeing of its staff. A comprehensive occupational health service
and employee assistance programme is available to all staff and systems are in place
to deal with perpetrators of violence against staff quickly and robustly. Safety remains
a top priority and we recently changed the law to double sentences for those that
attack our hardworking staff. Additionally, we introduced body-worn cameras and are
rolling out PAVA incapacitant spray to keep officers safe.</p>
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