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Craig Tracey
What progress his Department is making on recruiting 2,500 new prison officers.
Mr Gauke
Retaining and recruiting engaged and motivated staff is critical to delivering the solutions to drive improvement across the service. Between the end of October 2016 and the end of March 2018, we have increased prison officer numbers by 3,111 full-time equivalent staff. This is already significantly over our target of 2,500 additional staff by the end of December 2018. Investing in the frontline is vital for safety, rehabilitation and security, which is why we are spending £100 million a year in additional prison officers.
[Official Report, 24 April 2018, Vol. 639, c. 715.]
Letter of correction from Mr Gauke:
An error has been identified in the response I gave to my hon. Friends the Members for North Warwickshire (Craig Tracey) and for Havant (Alan Mak).
The correct response should have been: