The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice approved the reappointment of Raj Jethwa to the Prison Service Pay Review Body, the Ministry of Justice announced on 3 November 2026. His second term is set to run from 13 June 2027 to 12 June 2032.

The PSPRB gives the government independent advice on pay for operational prison staff in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Appointments to the body are made by the Prime Minister and regulated by the Commissioner for Public Appointments, in line with the Cabinet Office Governance Code on Public Appointments.

Jethwa is currently chief executive of the Universities and Colleges Employers Association, which represents the UK higher education sector on employment matters and collective negotiations on pay and pensions. He was previously director of policy at the British Medical Association and has also worked as head of research for the Police Federation of England and Wales and as a policy adviser at the Trades Union Congress. The announcement states he has declared no political activity.