This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Rejected petition Officially recognise H.M. Prison Service as one of the emergency services.
Prison Staff mansge a number of emergency situations each shift, situations which would on the outside be managed by the Police, Fire or Ambulance Service, Prison Officer grades hold the Power of a Constable, a fact which many Police Officers are not aware of let alone the general public.
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Prison Officers are medics, law enforcers, conflict resolution facilitators, social workers, negotiators and fire fighters all rolled into one uniform, often manage situations on their own or untill assistance from specialist services are on scene. Many people are not aware they even hold powers of arrest and would not be aware of the situations they manage or prevent on daily basis as it does not affect them. Prison Officers can make arrests on both sides of the fence which reduces crime.
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