Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what data his Department holds on the number of applications received for jobs in prisons at grade bands 3 to 5 in each year since 2010.

Notes

1. Data was extracted from the Oleeo recruitment system. Oleeo is a live system so records are subject to change.
2. The figures used here are based on applications submitted between 01 April 2017 and 30 September 2023 inclusive.
3. Data was only collected on Oleeo from 1 April 2017 and so data is not available for earlier dates.
4. Data for 2023 is incomplete and is only available up to and including 30 September 2023.
5. The data provided shows the number of applications rather than the number of applicants since Oleeo data is at the application level.
6. Figures included in our response only cover data available within our Oleeo system, so data for any recruitment that is not entirely processed on Oleeo will be incomplete.
7. These figures include internal progression to Band 4 and 5 roles.
8. These figures include applications to the "Unlocked Graduate Scheme", and to Operational Support Grade to Prison Officer / Youth Justice Worker fast track campaigns.
9. Figures do not include recruitment campaigns managed by external companies.
10. This data only includes recruitment for Public Sector Prisons (PSP).
11. The data request for this Parliamentary Question (PQ) and PQ 192091 is similar to PQ 118603 and PQ 125377. If comparing this data, please note that figures in PQ 118603 and PQ 125377 cover applications for prison officer roles only. Data in this PQ and PQ 192091 cover applications for all roles in Public Sector Prisons. In addition, please note that small differences in the data can occur when completing new analysis. There can be a small number of changes and corrections to historic applications, which is why the numbers can be fractionally different.
12. Applications in prisons relate to any vacancies in Public Sector Prisons in England and Wales. This includes non-frontline vacancies and vacancies which list the base location as a non-prison establishment. It excludes anyone working in HMPPS HQ or the Probation Service