Hundreds of prison officers may have to return to home countries after UK visa rule change

<p>Change in eligibility for skilled work visas means many foreign prison officers will not get contracts renewed</p><p>Hundreds of foreign prison officers will lose their jobs and could be forced to return to their home countries at short notice because of a change in visa rules introduced by Labour, governors and a union have warned.</p><p>More than 1,000 staff, mainly from African countries, have been sponsored by prisons across England and Wales allowing them to come to the UK on skilled worker visas.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/sep/12/prison-officers-uk-skilled-work-visa-rule-change">Continue reading...</a>