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<p>The Ministry of Justice conducts regular equality impact assessments on all proposed
pay and policy changes and implementation. The MoJ operates a pay and grading structure
where pay is defined by job weight and content.</p><p> </p><p>HMPPS is responsible
for preparing and submitting the Government’s annual evidence on Prison Officer’s
pay to the independent Prison Service Pay Review Body. As part of this process, HMPPS
looks at all equality issues based on the proposals and monitor the diversity of the
remit group from available data. A full review was conducted in 2012 which resulted
in the introduction of a new pay and grading structure and new ways of working (Fair
and Sustainable) for Prison Officer grades. Fair and Sustainable was introduced to
support pay equality, with salary determined by the requirements of the role based
on the Job description.</p><p> </p><p>An Equality Impact Assessment on pay in the
National Probation Service was carried out in September 2018 as part of a project
to reform its pay structure.</p>
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