Q. Prisons: Staff

Prisons: Staff

(asked on 4th September 2017) - View Source

Questioner

Toby Perkins
(Labour - Chesterfield)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many members of staff have been employed in each women's prison in each year since 2010.

Answered by

Sam Gyimah

This question was answered on 11th September 2017

The number of staff employed in each women’s prison since 2010 is provided in the table below.

The government has committed to recruit a net increase of 2500 prison officers by December 2018. In addition to the recruitment activity to fill these 2500 new posts, there is ongoing recruitment activity to fill current vacancies, and vacancies which arise.

Number of HMPPS full time equivalent staff employed in the Women’s Estate, 2010-2017

	Full time equivalent staff in post as at:
	31 March 2010	31 March 2011	31 March 2012	31 March 2013	31 March 2014	31 March 2015	31 March 2016	31 March 2017	30 June 2017
Askham Grange	74	61	60	57	59	56	63	65	65
Downview	208	207	190	186	166	133	103	177	181
Drake Hall	173	172	164	156	157	145	152	157	155
East Sutton Park	58	57	54	53	46	47	52	59	53
Eastwood Park	259	255	241	265	217	228	236	225	237
Foston Hall	283	238	179	188	172	167	194	191	198
Holloway	476	443	367	336	295	287	290
Low Newton	278	277	269	256	250	238	236	231	234
New Hall	366	352	343	332	302	279	272	266	264
Send	173	179	176	171	169	170	165	176	175
Styal	322	306	287	267	250	242	241	229	223
Grand Total	2,669	2,546	2,329	2,268	2,083	1,993	2,004	1,776	1,784

Note: HMP Holloway closed in 2016.

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