§ Mr. George HowarthTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the average case load of probation officers in England and Wakes on(a) 30 June 1992, (b) 30 June 1993 and (c) 30 June 1994.
§ Mr. Nicholas BakerInformation relating to 31 December is published annually in "Probation Statistics England and Wales"—Table 12.2 of the 1993 issue—copies of which are in the Library. The average case load, excluding community service orders, per main grade officer was 23.3 on 30 June 1992 and 21.5 on 30 June 1993; information for 1994 is not yet available. The figures for probation officers are not on the basis of whole-time equivalents of established main grade898W probation officers on field work duties excluding temporary and trainee officers.