Probation Service (Hansard, 12 November 1992)

§ Ms. Janet Anderson
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list, by police authority area, the number of probation officers employed for each year since 1987.

§ Mr. Jack
The numbers are as follows:
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Police force area Dec. 1987 June 1988 Dec. 1988 June 1989 Dec. 1989 June 1990 Dec. 1990 June 1991 Dec. 1991 June 1992

Lincolnshire 65.0 64.0 69.0 71.0 71.0 69.0 71.0 68.0 72.0 77.0

London City of 4.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 — — — — —

Merseyside 293.9 296.4 298.3 296.4 290.1 287.1 297.2 291.0 306.2 311.2

Metropolitan 1.043.3 1,035.9 1,050.8 1,036.2 1,066.0 1,058.9 1,054.3 1,074.6 1,127.2 1,145.4

Norfolk 62.5 61.5 65.5 69.5 74.0 75.0 82.5 79.5 82.5 81.5

Northamptonshire 62.0 65.0 63.5 63.5 63.5 59.5 63.5 69.5 71.0 71.5

Northumbria 208.5 206.0 210.5 217.5 222.0 222.5 237.0 235.0 237.5 239.0

North Yorkshire 53.0 53.0 53.0 52.0 55.0 53.0 54.0 54.0 55.7 58.0

Nottinghamshire 174.9 175.8 160.9 166.9 167.7 174.5 180.5 175.9 176.3 182.9

South Yorkshire 195.5 196.0 202.0 198.0 202.5 203.5 204.5 202.0 221.5 222.5

Staffordshire 161.0 163.0 164.9 164.9 160.5 162.5 169.1 166.7 169.5 168.6

Suffolk 76.0 75.4 80.8 79.8 82.0 81.0 85.0 85.0 84.5 85.0

Surrey 83.1 81.7 86.8 90.0 93.0 84.5 86.6 85.0 89.5 91.0

Sussex 117.3 119.8 119.3 117.0 117.0 113.5 120.5 127.8 130.0 131.0

Thames Valley 228.8 224.5 228.5 228.5 232.0 219.6 228.9 227.4 233.4 240.0

Warwickshire 59.0 58.5 58.0 56.5 55.5 58.5 61.5 61.5 60.5 61.0

West Mercia 137.0 140.5 141.5 136.0 140.5 136.6 144.2 140.6 148.0 144.1

West Midlands 385.2 385.7 391.2 399.4 420.8 401.4 444.0 426.7 458.5 454.1

West Yorkshire 311.0 306.0 307.5 307.5 310.5 319.0 321.0 327.5 319.0 329.0

Wiltshire 57.0 54.5 57.5 57.0 60.0 55.0 61.0 59.5 62.5 61.5

Dyfed Powys 41.0 40.0 43.0 43.0 42.0 41.0 42.0 45.6 46.0 48.3

Gwent 48.0 47.0 47.0 47.0 49.0 50.0 51.0 53.0 54.0 50.0

North Wales 56.0 58.0 59.6 62.8 66.4 65.9 67.9 65.8 69.6 68.6

South Wales 182.0 184.5 181.5 183.0 183.5 187.0 193.0 200.5 206.1 201.0

England and Wales 6,488.3 6,473.5 6,600.9 6,602.4 6,743.2 6,689.5 6,909.3 6,896.2 7,152.7 7,183.9

Some probation areas have small areas not falling within the one police force area (eg the Metropolitan police covers part of Hertfordshire).

§ Ms. Janet Anderson
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what additional funding has been provided for the probation service, in each police authority area, as at 1 October, to reflect the demands imposed by the Criminal Justice Act 1991.

Area 1990–91 outturn Formula provision Hypothecated grant (BIS) 1992–93 cash limit Percentage increase

Avon 3,539,782 4,415,552 71,014 4,486,566 26.7

Bedfordshire 2,043,678 2,534,184 52,472 2,586,656 26.6

Berkshire 3,138,288 3,891,513 129,462 4,020,975 28.1

Buckinghamshire 2,449,242 2,990,295 47,118 3,037,413 24.0

Cambridgeshire 2,201,759 2,748,260 — 2,748,260 24.8

Cheshire 3,240,943 4,018,807 23,202 4,042,009 24.7

Cleveland 2,824,295 3,471,882 47,448 3,519,330 24.6

Cornwall 1,387,532 1,746,588 — 1,746,588 25.9

Cumbria 2,324,443 2,856,081 77,905 2,933,986 26.2

Derbyshire 2,888,693 3,572,137 37,108 3,609,245 24.9

Devon 4,012,354 4,975,365 96,807 5,072,172 26.4

Dorset 2,465,674 3,021,058 59,446 3,080,504 24.9

Durham 2,556,783 3,126,310 25,958 3,152,268 23.3

Essex 5,074,777 6,292,782 16,062 6,308,844 24.3

Gloucestershire 2,130,777 2,642,188 — 2,642,188 24.0

Hampshire 5,015,854 6,330,972 38,538 6,369,510 27.0

Hereford and Worcester 2,536,313 3,109,325 45,609 3,154,934 24.4

Hertfordshire 3,264,506 4,028,037 36,275 4,064,312 24.5

Humberside 3,476,194 4,310,521 65,073 4,375,594 25.9

Kent 5,398,108 6,711,112 — 6,711,112 24.3

Lancashire 5,061,772 6,276,656 26,985 6,303,641 24.5

Leicestershire 3,018,982 3,743,572 51,356 3,794,928 25.7

Lincolnshire 2,151,318 2,667,659 55,824 2,723,483 26.6

Greater Manchester 13,473,050 16,706,737 196,702 16,903,439 25.5

Merseyside 9,041,311 11,037,793 238,994 11,276,787 24.7

Norfolk 2,136,926 2,686,449 88,616 2,775,065 29.9

Northamptonshire 1,879,072 2,330,071 — 2,330,071 24.0

Northumbria 6,861,946 8,508,892 118,462 8,627,354 25.7

Nottinghamshire 4,973,540 6,167,247 — 6,167,247 24.0

Oxfordshire 2,041,161 2,509,837 27,632 2,537,469 24.3

Shropshire 1,420,021 1,760,842 77,842 1,838,684 29.5

Somerset 2,384,044 2,892,907 34,200 2,927,107 22.8

Staffordshire 4,415,682 5,365,018 74,289 5,439,307 23.2

Suffolk 2,027,942 2,494,900 37,461 2,532,361 24.9

Surrey 3,054,273 3,839,281 30,598 3,869,879 26.7

East Sussex 2,234,020 2,816,819 76,443 2,893,262 29.5

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§ Mr. Jack
In 1992–93 current grant support of £276 million has been allocated to probation areas as set out in the following table. This total provides for 560 additional probation staff to take account of the estimated first-year demands placed on area services by the Criminal Justice Act 1991. The information requested cannot be broken down by police area.
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Area 1990–91 outturn Formula provision Hypothecated grant (BIS) 1992–93 cash limit Percentage increase

West Sussex 1,657,289 2,092,069 67,181 2,159,250 30.3

Warwickshire 1,995,645 2,424,131 23,928 2,448,059 22.7

West Midlands 14,073,724 17,451,580 322,184 17,773,764 26.3

Wiltshire 1,880,029 2,331,258 25,678 2,356,936 25.4

North Yorkshire 1,723,677 2,165,394 — 2,165,394 25.6

South Yorkshire 6,922,146 8,510,388 99,851 8,610,239 24.4

West Yorkshire 10,721,366 13,294,617 166,907 13,461,524 25.6

Dyfed 1,056,002 1,309,455 22,265 1,331,720 26.1

Gwent 1,497,241 1,874,253 — 1,874,253 25.2

North Wales 1,907,830 2,386,566 20,746 2,407,312 26.2

Powys 425,395 513,721 — 513,721 20.8

South Glamorgan 2,130,779 2,642,191 36,352 2,678,543 25.7

Mid Glamorgan 2,274,378 2,820,255 — 2,820,255 24.0

West Glamorgan 1,820,796 2,257,808 51,697 2,309,505 26.8

Inner London 21,525,437 26,809,665 457,172 27,266,837 26.7

North East London 5,081,522 6,385,496 27,831 6,413,327 26.2

South East London 3,205,182 4,079,642 48,283 4,127,925 28.8

South West London 2,480,301 3,139,042 14,959 3,154,001 27.2

Middlesex 9,123,613 11,502,075 111,198 11,613,273 27.3

Total 219,647,407 272,587,255 3,501,133 276,088,388 25.7

Police force area	Dec. 1987	June 1988	Dec. 1988	June 1989	Dec. 1989	June 1990	Dec. 1990	June 1991	Dec. 1991	June 1992
Lincolnshire	65.0	64.0	69.0	71.0	71.0	69.0	71.0	68.0	72.0	77.0
London City of	4.0	5.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	—	—	—	—	—
Merseyside	293.9	296.4	298.3	296.4	290.1	287.1	297.2	291.0	306.2	311.2
Metropolitan	1.043.3	1,035.9	1,050.8	1,036.2	1,066.0	1,058.9	1,054.3	1,074.6	1,127.2	1,145.4
Norfolk	62.5	61.5	65.5	69.5	74.0	75.0	82.5	79.5	82.5	81.5
Northamptonshire	62.0	65.0	63.5	63.5	63.5	59.5	63.5	69.5	71.0	71.5
Northumbria	208.5	206.0	210.5	217.5	222.0	222.5	237.0	235.0	237.5	239.0
North Yorkshire	53.0	53.0	53.0	52.0	55.0	53.0	54.0	54.0	55.7	58.0
Nottinghamshire	174.9	175.8	160.9	166.9	167.7	174.5	180.5	175.9	176.3	182.9
South Yorkshire	195.5	196.0	202.0	198.0	202.5	203.5	204.5	202.0	221.5	222.5
Staffordshire	161.0	163.0	164.9	164.9	160.5	162.5	169.1	166.7	169.5	168.6
Suffolk	76.0	75.4	80.8	79.8	82.0	81.0	85.0	85.0	84.5	85.0
Surrey	83.1	81.7	86.8	90.0	93.0	84.5	86.6	85.0	89.5	91.0
Sussex	117.3	119.8	119.3	117.0	117.0	113.5	120.5	127.8	130.0	131.0
Thames Valley	228.8	224.5	228.5	228.5	232.0	219.6	228.9	227.4	233.4	240.0
Warwickshire	59.0	58.5	58.0	56.5	55.5	58.5	61.5	61.5	60.5	61.0
West Mercia	137.0	140.5	141.5	136.0	140.5	136.6	144.2	140.6	148.0	144.1
West Midlands	385.2	385.7	391.2	399.4	420.8	401.4	444.0	426.7	458.5	454.1
West Yorkshire	311.0	306.0	307.5	307.5	310.5	319.0	321.0	327.5	319.0	329.0
Wiltshire	57.0	54.5	57.5	57.0	60.0	55.0	61.0	59.5	62.5	61.5
Dyfed Powys	41.0	40.0	43.0	43.0	42.0	41.0	42.0	45.6	46.0	48.3
Gwent	48.0	47.0	47.0	47.0	49.0	50.0	51.0	53.0	54.0	50.0
North Wales	56.0	58.0	59.6	62.8	66.4	65.9	67.9	65.8	69.6	68.6
South Wales	182.0	184.5	181.5	183.0	183.5	187.0	193.0	200.5	206.1	201.0
England and Wales	6,488.3	6,473.5	6,600.9	6,602.4	6,743.2	6,689.5	6,909.3	6,896.2	7,152.7	7,183.9

Area	1990–91 outturn	Formula provision	Hypothecated grant (BIS)	1992–93 cash limit	Percentage increase
Avon	3,539,782	4,415,552	71,014	4,486,566	26.7
Bedfordshire	2,043,678	2,534,184	52,472	2,586,656	26.6
Berkshire	3,138,288	3,891,513	129,462	4,020,975	28.1
Buckinghamshire	2,449,242	2,990,295	47,118	3,037,413	24.0
Cambridgeshire	2,201,759	2,748,260	—	2,748,260	24.8
Cheshire	3,240,943	4,018,807	23,202	4,042,009	24.7
Cleveland	2,824,295	3,471,882	47,448	3,519,330	24.6
Cornwall	1,387,532	1,746,588	—	1,746,588	25.9
Cumbria	2,324,443	2,856,081	77,905	2,933,986	26.2
Derbyshire	2,888,693	3,572,137	37,108	3,609,245	24.9
Devon	4,012,354	4,975,365	96,807	5,072,172	26.4
Dorset	2,465,674	3,021,058	59,446	3,080,504	24.9
Durham	2,556,783	3,126,310	25,958	3,152,268	23.3
Essex	5,074,777	6,292,782	16,062	6,308,844	24.3
Gloucestershire	2,130,777	2,642,188	—	2,642,188	24.0
Hampshire	5,015,854	6,330,972	38,538	6,369,510	27.0
Hereford and Worcester	2,536,313	3,109,325	45,609	3,154,934	24.4
Hertfordshire	3,264,506	4,028,037	36,275	4,064,312	24.5
Humberside	3,476,194	4,310,521	65,073	4,375,594	25.9
Kent	5,398,108	6,711,112	—	6,711,112	24.3
Lancashire	5,061,772	6,276,656	26,985	6,303,641	24.5
Leicestershire	3,018,982	3,743,572	51,356	3,794,928	25.7
Lincolnshire	2,151,318	2,667,659	55,824	2,723,483	26.6
Greater Manchester	13,473,050	16,706,737	196,702	16,903,439	25.5
Merseyside	9,041,311	11,037,793	238,994	11,276,787	24.7
Norfolk	2,136,926	2,686,449	88,616	2,775,065	29.9
Northamptonshire	1,879,072	2,330,071	—	2,330,071	24.0
Northumbria	6,861,946	8,508,892	118,462	8,627,354	25.7
Nottinghamshire	4,973,540	6,167,247	—	6,167,247	24.0
Oxfordshire	2,041,161	2,509,837	27,632	2,537,469	24.3
Shropshire	1,420,021	1,760,842	77,842	1,838,684	29.5
Somerset	2,384,044	2,892,907	34,200	2,927,107	22.8
Staffordshire	4,415,682	5,365,018	74,289	5,439,307	23.2
Suffolk	2,027,942	2,494,900	37,461	2,532,361	24.9
Surrey	3,054,273	3,839,281	30,598	3,869,879	26.7
East Sussex	2,234,020	2,816,819	76,443	2,893,262	29.5