Berwyn Prison: Staff

(asked on 15th January 2019) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff (a) resigned, (b) were regraded, (c) were transferred and (d) dismissed from HMP Berwyn in 2018.


Answered by
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Rory Stewart
This question was answered on 11th March 2019

HMP Berwyn will continue to recruit staff in 2019 and across the estate we have recruited 4,300 additional prison officers since October 2015 - a key measure in turning offender’s lives around.

To boost retention, we have awarded our hardworking prison officers with their highest pay increase for a decade and we’re equipping staff with the tools to do their job safely - rolling out PAVA incapacitant spray and body-worn cameras.

The average staff in post figure for 1 January and 30 September 2018 was 613.

The number of staff at HMP Berwyn who have resigned, transferred, been dismissed, or have re-graded between 1 January and 30 September 2018 is provided in the table below:

Table 1: HMPPS staff at HMP Berwyn who have resigned, were re-graded, have transferred1, or have been dismissed, 01 January - 30 September 2018

Headcount of staff

Resignations

49

Re-graded

46

Transfers

3

Dismissals

4

1 Includes transfers to the public sector and other government departments.

Figures for October – December 2018 will be available on 21 February 2019.

In the 12 months to 30 September 2018 there were 116 members of staff who joined HMP Berwyn and the number of permanent staff who left was 71. The overall leaving rate for the 12-month period was 12%.

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