§ Mr. AingerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the number of(a) probation officers and (b) probation assistants in post in each of the probation services in England and Wales in (i) 1979, (ii) 1985, (iii) 1990, (iv) 1991, (v) 1992, (vi) 1993 (vii) 1994. [2059]
§ Mr. KirkhopeInformation is given in the table. Figures for probation services' officers (ancillaries) are not available by individual area for 1979.
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(a) Probation officers Area 19791 19851 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 Avon 64 70 114 114 117 122 116 Bedfordshire 32 45 66 70 81 80 77 Berkshire 48 50 81 88 98 102 107 Buckinghamshire 24 48 82 80 93 94 94 Cambridgeshire 34 37 69 75 81 87 85 Cheshire 51 62 104 113 118 129 120 Cleveland 52 51 108 108 110 106 109 Cornwall 24 23 35 34 41 45 44 Cumbria 31 38 60 64 69 73 72 Derbyshire 43 59 117 118 121 118 119 Devon 63 62 132 134 139 143 151 Dorset 44 45 88 89 90 88 93 Durham 41 44 89 93 91 96 91 Essex 64 89 143 147 148 154 156 Gloucestershire 32 30 63 64 64 64 69 Hampshire 110 117 191 200 215 207 205 Hereford and Worcester 46 61 94 96 106 110 112 Hertfordshire 58 63 102 104 103 104 105 Humberside 57 78 134 139 141 145 141 Kent 86 101 163 171 189 179 181 Lancashire 101 122 201 201 207 216 217 Leicestershire 57 56 123 124 126 131 142 Lincolnshire 31 37 73 72 78 79 85 Greater Manchester 222 254 426 446 469 486 502 Merseyside 175 188 298 306 331 327 320 Norfolk 32 37 83 83 84 82 91 Northamptonshire 37 48 64 71 70 74 76 Northumbria 119 137 238 238 249 250 262 Nottinghamshire 116 114 180 177 187 190 183 Oxfordshire 35 39 67 66 74 72 77 Shropshire 27 32 51 51 50 52 52 Somerset 24 30 63 68 66 73 76 Staffordshire 90 101 169 170 176 177 172 Suffolk 32 34 84 85 89 89 94 Surrey 44 46 87 90 103 99 101 East Sussex 36 36 68 73 73 77 77 West Sussex 24 34 53 57 62 65 66 Warwickshire 32 37 62 61 65 66 66 West Midlands 261 289 444 459 459 465 482 Wiltshire 27 35 61 63 65 70 71 North Yorkshire 30 36 54 58 57 60 61 South Yorkshire 112 118 205 222 229 239 238 West Yorkshire 199 193 321 319 356 394 389 Dyfed 15 23 31 34 35 40 37 Gwent 30 33 51 54 51 54 58 North Wales 33 44 68 70 70 68 70 Powys 6 8 11 12 12 12 12 South Glamorgan 40 40 73 78 77 76 76 Mid Glamorgan 44 49 69 76 78 84 84 West Glamorgan 25 32 51 53 53 55 54 Inner London 284 327 573 620 614 639 643 North East London 68 83 123 121 141 143 152 South East London 44 53 70 76 85 89 92 South West London 31 42 66 63 71 71 79 Middlesex 151 170 238 247 266 265 275 1 Figures for 1979 and 1985 are for maingrade probation officers on general duties only. Figures for 1990–1994 are for all probation officer grades.
(b) Probation services' officers (ancillaries) Area 1985 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 Avon 25 33 39 36 44 44 Bedfordshire 14 15 15 18 17 16 Berkshire 19 25 28 30 31 33 Buckinghamshire 19 20 17 18 16 16 Cambridgeshire 16 19 20 19 23 22 Cheshire 41 31 34 35 37 40 Cleveland 28 20 18 18 26 31 Cornwall 13 10 14 13 14 16 Cumbria 27 31 33 33 33 32 Derbyshire 19 26 24 23 22 21 Devon 31 35 40 39 38 32 Dorset 16 18 20 21 22 25 Durham 23 29 37 36 30 25 Essex 36 53 58 52 54 53 Gloucestershire 12 20 19 22 22 23 Hampshire 16 44 44 47 42 50 Hereford and Worcestershire 18 15 17 15 14 15 Hertfordshire 14 25 26 24 28 29 Humberside 18 27 29 29 30 34 Kent 45 40 40 43 49 46 Lancashire 45 64 66 69 68 71 Leicestershire 18 22 22 21 21 17 Lincolnshire 23 25 24 23 23 26 Greater Manchester 130 141 137 137 141 153 Merseyside 58 70 79 79 94 100 Norfolk 13 20 25 22 21 22 Northamptonshire 15 15 18 18 17 16 Northumbria 54 52 56 59 61 61 Nottinghamshire 24 28 27 28 28 31 Oxfordshire 18 16 17 17 22 21 Shropshire 8 11 10 9 9 9 Somerset 21 15 15 15 17 16 Staffordshire 29 33 33 35 39 37 Suffolk 11 17 16 17 16 17 Surrey 19 14 21 23 11 13 East Sussex 19 22 24 23 23 22 West Sussex 7 12 14 13 14 15 Warwickshire 14 12 12 15 14 15 West Midlands 71 101 102 113 108 109 Wiltshire 18 19 18 18 19 19 North Yorkshire 10 16 17 17 16 16 South Yorkshire 73 78 80 78 82 80 West Yorkshire 121 119 115 119 123 129 Dyfed 6 8 8 7 7 9 Gwent 8 22 24 19 16 15 North Wales 18 15 16 15 14 19 Powys 2 4 4 4 4 3 South Glamorgan 18 19 18 21 22 22 Mid Glamorgan 17 17 18 18 18 17 West Glamorgan 17 19 21 22 21 20 Inner London 130 116 119 116 135 122 North East London 32 30 32 36 36 36 South East London 23 25 23 24 28 28 South West London 14 13 14 14 15 20 Middlesex 65 51 54 52 57 50