Prison Officers
(asked on 28th November 2022) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent estimate his Department has made of the cumulative number of years of experience held by all prison officers in each year since 2010.
The cumulative length of service, in years, held by all prison officers is contained in the table below. Most years’ figures are given as at 31 December each year, aside from 2022, where the latest published figures are as at 30 September 2022.
Table 1 – Band 3-5 Prison Officers1 in England and Wales cumulative length of service2, as at 31 December each year from 2010 to 2021 and September 20223
Date | Number of Prison officers in post (Full Time Equivalent) | Cumulative Length of Service of all prison officers |
31/12/2010 | 24,501 | 329,353 |
31/12/2011 | 23,051 | 326,480 |
31/12/2012 | 21,841 | 326,660 |
31/12/2013 | 18,731 | 287,921 |
31/12/2014 | 17,795 | 278,254 |
31/12/2015 | 18,235 | 272,086 |
31/12/2016 | 17,887 | 261,607 |
31/12/2017 | 19,925 | 253,665 |
31/12/2018 | 22,722 | 248,008 |
31/12/2019 | 22,154 | 246,375 |
31/12/2020 | 21,564 | 243,036 |
31/12/2021 | 22,156 | 240,501 |
30/09/2022 | 21,617 | 230,222 |
Notes to tables:
1. Band 3-5 Officers includes Band 3-4 / Prison Officers (incl. specialists), Band 4 / Supervising Officers, and Band 5 / Custodial Managers.
2. The length of service in HMPPS is calculated from the most recent hire date. Where staff have transferred in from another Government Department or have transferred in through HMPPS taking over a function, length of service is calculated from entry to HMPPS.
3. In October 2019, HMP Birmingham transferred to the private sector. As of 1st July 2019, HMP Birmingham has come back under public ownership. Figures for its staff are now included in the staff in post figures.
4. The dates reflect the Full Time Equivalent (FTE) and cumulative years of service at that particular point of the year.