Probation Service: Service Care Solutions

(asked on 18th October 2023) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the contract agreed on 5 May 2022 between his Department and Service Care Solutions Ltd, procurement reference 270751/1269797, how many (a) temporary (i) probation and (ii) probation service officers have been assigned to roles within the Probation Service under the terms of that contract as of 18 October 2023 and (b) total days of work those staff have provided to the Probation Service during that period; and how much has been paid to Service Care Solutions Ltd for the provision of those staff.


Answered by
Damian Hinds Portrait
Damian Hinds
Minister of State (Education)
This question was answered on 26th October 2023

The total number of (a) temporary (i) probation and (ii) probation service officers have been assigned to roles within the Probation Service under the terms of that contract as of 18 October 2023 working through Service Care Solutions Ltd procurement reference 270751/1269797 were as follows:

(a)

(i) Probation – 13

(ii) Probation Service Officers – 194

(b)

The amount of time worked is recorded in hours rather than days. The average number of hours worked per week is 6,996 hours in total, hours worked per day vary per assignment.

The total paid to Service Care Solutions Ltd during the requested period is £785,263.

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