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<p>The safety and security of our prisons must always take priority and action to
address retention rates are being taken forward as part of the government’s plan to
increase the number of prison officers by 2,500, to improve safety and security. We
have already recruited 1,255 extra prison officers over the past year. Exit interviews
and qualitative analysis has helped to build an understanding of why prison officers
leave the Service.</p><p> </p><p>We are actively working with our prisons to drive
positive change in the prisons with the highest attrition rates. This includes the
appointment of 75 additional prison officer mentors to support our new staff alongside
working proactively with Governors to take local action based on the common themes
identified.</p><p> </p><p>We have invested in in 5,600 body-worn cameras to help protect
our prison staff, alongside training to improve interactions with prisoners. These
will provide high-quality evidence to support prosecutions brought against prisoners.
In October, we also launched a new case management model to help staff to manage violent
prisoners and those identified as posing a raised risk of being violent.</p>
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