Prison Officers
(asked on 24th October 2017) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers were employed in (a) England, (b) the North West and (c) HM Prison Liverpool in each of the last 12 years.
Information on the number of prison officers employed in England, North West and HM Prison Liverpool in the last 12 years is contained in table 1 below.
HMP Liverpool was a pathfinder site which meant that it was prioritised for the recruitment of prison officers.
Table 1: Band 3-5 Officers employed in England, the North West and HM Prison Liverpool (Full Time Equivalent), as at 31 March 2006-2017
| England | North West1 | HM Prison Liverpool |
31/03/2006 | 23,621 | 2,216 | 428 |
31/03/2007 | 23,783 | 2,251 | 428 |
31/03/2008 | 24,224 | 2,372 | 407 |
31/03/2009 | 24,877 | 2,363 | 384 |
31/03/2010 | 24,111 | 2,272 | 376 |
31/03/2011 | 23,672 | 2,185 | 338 |
31/03/2012 | 22,073 | 2,027 | 300 |
31/03/2013 | 20,858 | 1,908 | 290 |
31/03/2014 | 17,672 | 1,614 | 262 |
31/03/2015 | 17,641 | 1,625 | 251 |
31/03/2016 | 17,723 | 1,604 | 245 |
31/03/2017 | 17,534 | 1,558 | 280 |
Notes:
1. Information reflects the latest regional prison management structure, which is not the structure in place throughout the time series. The prisons included in the North West region are Buckley Hall, Haverigg, Hindley, Kennet, Kirkham, Lancaster, Lancaster Farms, Liverpool, Preston, Risley, Thorn Cross, Wymott.