§ 67. Mr. T. SMITHasked the Home Secretary how many candidates sat at the recent examination at Wakefield Prison for the prison officers' staff course; the number passed and the number disqualified; what was the position of the marks of the candidates who failed; and how did the marks compare with those of the candidates who passed?
§ The SECRETARY of STATE for the HOME DEPARTMENT (Sir John Simon)I presume that the hon. Member has in mind the training class for candidates for the prison service which was concluded at Wakefield in May. The number of candidates who were examined at the end of the nine weeks' course was 46, of whom 36 were accepted. A candidate's acceptance does not depend 255 upon any system of marks, but upon a general estimate of his suitability for the service.