The Prison Service Pay Review Body's tenth report on England and Wales, sets out the following recommendations in respect of pay for 2011, and includes: a consolidated increase of £250 to all pay points at or below £21,000, including the first two points on the closed prison officer scale; that the Service and The Professional Trades Union for Prison, Correctional and Secure Psychiatric Workers (POA) engage promptly in constructive dialogue witn a view to agreeing a structure for the prison officer 2 and prison officer 1 scales and for a new operational support grade, before submitting proposals to the Review Body themselves. The publication is divided into four chapters eight appendices.

The Prison Service Pay Review Body 2011 report on Northern Ireland sets out a number of recommendations regarding pay, including: a consolidated increase of £250 for night custody officers, operational support grades and healthcare assistants; a consolidated increase of £0.12 per hour for prisoner custody officers and senior prisoner custody officers; that night patrol officers be paid at a single rate of £18,704. These recommendations are made against the background of exceptional economic circumstances, and follow the Minister's recommendation that consideration be given to those earning £21,000 or less, which follows the Government's announcement of a two-year pay freeze for those earning above that threshold.