Youth Justice: Staff
(asked on 7th January 2025) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask His Majesty's Government how many staff from ethnic minority backgrounds were employed in the youth justice secure estate on (1) 31 March 2024, and (2) 30 September 2024.
Information is held on staffing numbers in the public-sector youth secure estate, and is published quarterly at table 5b of the HMPPS Workforce Statistics Bulletin:
Table 5b: Youth Custody Estate staff in post, by protected characteristic (headcount) | |||
Protected characteristic | Group | 31-Mar-2024 | 30-Sep-2024 |
Ethnicity | Ethnic Minorities | 292 | 323 |
| White | 1001 | 980 |
| Unknown | 195 | 177 |
| Declaration rate | 86.9% | 88.0% |
| Ethnic minority representation % | 22.6% | 24.8% |
Staffing information in relation to settings that are managed independently is not held by HM Prison & Probation Service.