Probation Service: Vacancies
(asked on 26th May 2022) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many vacancies there are in the Probation Service, by region, as of 26 May 2022.
The difference between required staffing and staff in post in the Probation Service, by region, as of 31st March is:
| Difference |
East Midlands Probation Service | -97 |
East of England Probation Service | -129 |
Greater Manchester Probation Service | -41 |
Kent, Surrey and Sussex Probation Service | -230 |
London Probation Service | -283 |
North East Probation Service | 55 |
North West Probation Service | -31 |
South Central Probation Service | -118 |
South West Probation Service | -137 |
Wales Probation Service | 33 |
West Midlands Probation Service | -6 |
Yorkshire and the Humber Probation Service | -123 |
Probation Service Total | -1,106 |
The overall Spending Review settlement continues investment in probation services and provides significant wider investment in new initiatives to reduce reoffending and beat crime. The funding secured for the next 3 years of the spending review (April 22 – March 25) has seen an additional £155m made permanent in the baseline.
The Probation Service recruited a total of 1,007 trainees in 2020/21; we committed to recruiting a further 1,500 trainee probation officers in 2021/2022 and we met this target, recruiting 1,518 in total. The Probation Service will also recruit a further 1,500 trainee probation officers in 2022/23. In addition, we are recruiting around 500 additional unpaid work supervisors, Probation Service Officers (PSOs) and case administrators.
Source: HMPPS Single Operating Platform, Required Staffing database and Workforce planning returns.
Note: Difference is a proxy for vacancies. Negative figures indicate staff in post is less than required staff level