Prison officer retention

Summary

The requester asked for the number of prison officers who joined and left the Isle of Man Prison over the past six years. The Department of Home Affairs disclosed that data for 2020-2025 is available in a previous FOI response, while data for 2019 was provided as an attached document.

Key Facts

• The request covered prison officer retention data for the six years prior to July 2025.
• Information for the years 2020 through 2025 was directed to a previously published request (Ref: 4575985).
• Information for the year 2019 was provided as an attached document titled 'Prison Staff Data (2019)'.
• The response was issued by the Freedom of Information Coordinator at the Department of Home Affairs.
• The request was formally closed on 22 July 2025.

Data Disclosed

• 2020
• 2025
• 2019
• 4786297
• 4575985
• 9 July 2025
• 22 July 2025

Original Request

For each of the past six years, how many prison officers have: (a) taken up (b) left posts at the Isle of Man Prison?

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Freedom of Information Coordinator DHA Headquarters Tromode Road, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM2 5AP

Telephone: (01624) 687017 Web address: www.gov.im/dha
Email: DPO-DHA@dha.gov.im

Our ref: 4786297 22 July 2025

Dear ###

We write further to your request, received 9 July 2025, which states:

"For each of the past six years, how many prison officers have:
(a) taken up
(b) left
posts at the Isle of Man Prison?"

Our response to your request is as follows: The information for Prison staff that have taken up and left post for 2020 – 2025 can be found within a previously published request titled 4575985 Isle of Man Prison staffing, inmates and issues which can be found here.

The information for 2019 can be found attached in the document titled Prison Staff Data (2019).

Please quote the reference number 4786297 in any future communications.

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I will now close your request as of this date.