Disclaimer

Not official

Prison Officer Test is an independent practice resource. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS), the Ministry of Justice, the Scottish Prison Service, the Northern Ireland Prison Service, Sova Assessment, or any private prison operator. Those names are used only to describe the recruitment processes our practice is for.

Original practice questions

All our questions, scenarios and model answers are original. They are written to reflect the formats HMPPS publishes and that applicants report, but they are not the official tests or taken from them. Where we describe a format as “reported”, it comes from applicants or older official sources rather than a current HMPPS page.

Check your own invitation

Recruitment processes, timings, standards and pay change. HMPPS does not publish pass marks. Always rely on your own invitation and the official recruitment website over anything here.

Not advice

Nothing on this site is careers, legal, medical or financial advice. Check with a GP before starting a fitness plan if you have a health condition. AI feedback is generated by an AI model for practice only.

Refunds

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Support

Some scenarios mention self-harm, violence or drugs, always from the point of view of how an officer responds. If any of this affects you, Samaritans is free to call any time on 116 123.