Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many band 3 to 5 prison officers in each female prison have less than two years' experience.

The number of band 3 to 5 prison officers in each female prison with less than two years' experience are given in the following Table 1.

Table 1 - Number of Band 3-5 Prison Officers¹ (Full Time Equivalent) in each female prison with less than two years’ Length of Service² - as at 30th June 2019

Notes

1. Includes Band 3-4 / Prison Officer (incl. specialists), Band 4 / Supervising Officer and Band 5 / Custodial Managers.

2. Length of service in HMPPS 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.