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<p>I can confirm that the Ministry of Justice (including HMCTS and agencies) does
not have any direct employees that receive a wage equivalent to below the 2021/22
Living Wage Foundation UK Real Living Wage (£9.90 per hour) or London Living Wage
(£11.05 per hour).</p><p>Within HM Prisons & Probation Service, as at March 2022,
there were 1,288 directly employed staff below the UK Real Living Wage (£9.90 per
hour) outside of London and 22 staff below the London Living Wage (£11.05 per hour)
in London.</p><p>This Government is committed to paying people a decent living wage,
which is being addressed through the statutory National Living Wage. In April 2022,
the National Living Wage increased to £9.50 per hour. By 2024, the Government has
committed that the National Living Wage will reach 66% of median UK earnings. The
National Living Wage is the statutory minimum for ages 23 and above, whereas both
the UK and London Real Living Wages are voluntary. All employees across the MoJ and
HMPPS are paid at, or above, the statutory minimum rates for their respective age
groups.</p><p>As pay and conditions are set between employee and employer, neither
the MoJ or HMPPS hold records on agencies and contractors. The Crown Commercial Service’s
frameworks set a minimum requirement of the current legislative amounts allowed by
employers to pay, which all suppliers must adhere to when negotiating contracts with
Government departments.</p>
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