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Only 5% of UK Prison Staff to Receive New Pay Allowances of Over $6,000

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1,617 prison officers out of more than 30,700 staff working in public-sector prisons in the United Kingdom would get the pay rise, according to media reports.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Only 5.26 percent of the UK prison officers will get a pay allowance of up to 5,000 pounds ($6,270) despite the Ministry of Justice's February promise that it would benefit thousands, the BBC broadcaster reported Saturday citing internal documents.

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According to the internal briefing note only 1,617 prison officers out of more than 30,700 staff working in public-sector prisons would get the pay rise.

The document also reveals that the new allowances, worth between 3,000 and 5,000 pounds, replace existing payments of 2,500-4,000 pounds.

The National Offender Management Service revealed that, in February, the UK government had announced it was investing 12 million pounds ($14.89 million) to increase salaries of prison officers, as well as to hire new staff in order to cope with the personnel shortages.

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