Probation Service: Staff
(asked on 21st November 2023) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of probation officers have been in post for over (a) two and (b) five years in each region.
The quarterly HMPPS workforce statistics publication covers staffing information, including number of staff in post by length of service and grade. The latest publication covers data for up to the period 30 September 2023.
Table 1: Band 4 Probation Officers in post by region and length of service1, as at 30 September 2023 (Full-time equivalent)
| Completed years of service | Percentage of total | |||
Region | 2+ years | 5+ years | Total | 2+ years | 5+ years |
Approved Premises – Midlands | 3 | 3 | 3 | 100% | 100% |
Approved Premises - North East | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 100% |
Approved Premises - North West | 4 | 4 | 4 | 100% | 100% |
Approved Premises - South East and Eastern | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 100% |
Approved Premises - South West & Central | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 100% |
East Midlands Probation Service | 283 | 218 | 323 | 88% | 67% |
East of England Probation Service | 417 | 260 | 441 | 95% | 59% |
Greater Manchester Probation Service | 234 | 181 | 280 | 84% | 65% |
Kent, Surrey and Sussex Probation Service | 244 | 163 | 265 | 92% | 62% |
London Probation Service | 513 | 320 | 562 | 91% | 57% |
North East Probation Service | 288 | 184 | 314 | 92% | 59% |
North West Probation Service | 399 | 333 | 451 | 89% | 74% |
South Central Probation Service | 225 | 143 | 248 | 91% | 58% |
South West Probation Service | 337 | 228 | 348 | 97% | 66% |
Wales Probation Service | 343 | 268 | 376 | 91% | 71% |
West Midlands Probation Service | 480 | 343 | 507 | 95% | 68% |
Yorkshire & the Humber Probation Service | 484 | 329 | 525 | 92% | 63% |
Probation Officers not in Probation Service | 24 | 20 | 24 | 98% | 81% |
Total | 4,281 | 3,000 | 4,675 | 92% | 64% |
1: The length of service in HMPPS is calculated from most recent hire date. Where staff have transferred in from another Government Department or have transferred in through HMPPS taking over a function, length of service is calculated from entry to HMPPS.
Note:
- Someone with more than five years’ experience is counted in both columns.
- This table only includes those who are a band 4 Probation Officer on the 30 September 2023 (so will not include anyone who has been promoted, including to a Senior Probation Officer role).