Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will list the total caseload for the probation service in (a) 2019, (b) 2020, (c) 2021, (d) 2022 and (e) 2023.

The Probation Service is responsible for supervising all adult offenders sentenced to an order in the community and those offenders released from prison who are subject to pre- or post-release supervision. Please find the total caseload listed in the attached table.

We have increased funding for the Probation Service by an additional £155m a year to recruit staff, bring down caseloads and deliver better supervision of offenders in the community.

We continue to focus on recruitment and retention and have accelerated recruitment of trainee Probation Officers to increase staffing levels, particularly in areas with the most significant staffing challenges. As a result, over 4,000 trainees have joined the service since 2020.

Data sources and quality:

As with any large-scale recording system and calculations made from it; data are subject to possible errors.

Source: Offender Management Statistics Quarterly (OMSQ) bulletin.