Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average hourly rate paid by his Department for an agency probation officer is.

The rates for agency staff differ across contracts due to variable such as location, number of hours, experience. Some contracts have rate cards which include Target and Max rates per day/per role, other rates vary due to length of services and Agency Worker Right. Other factors also can adjust the rates paid such has how the worker is engaged e.g. PAYE or as a Ltd Company.

Information on average hourly rate could only be provided at a disproportionate cost.