Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Victim Liaison Officers are employed by the HM Prison and Probation Service.

Following the restructuring programme implemented from 1st June 2016, the Probation Service Victim Liaison Officer (VLO) job title was disbanded and aligned to the Probation Services Officer (PSO) function.

This change was to improve the service delivered by the Probation Service to victims across England and Wales. We have now introduced greater flexibility into the role by subsuming the VLO teams into the PSO function. The restructuring programme introduced standardised operating model, clearer team structures and aligned all job descriptions.