§ Ms Janet AndersonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what was- the total staff establishment for the probation service in England and Wales by each grade; and how many from each grade were from an ethnic minority in(a) 1989 and (b) 1995; [13460]
(2) how many probation staff in England and Wales were from an ethnic minority in (a) 1989 and (b) 1995. [13459]
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§ Mr. SackvilleThe information available is given in the tables: they are not directly comparable since staff establishment figures are collected in whole-time equivalent terms and those of ethnic minority origin in terms of staff in post.
Information on the ethnic origin of probation staff in 1989 is not available, but figures for 1987 are shown in table B.
Table A: Staff establishment of the probation service, by grade, 31 March 1989 and 31 March 1995 Number of staff, whole time equivalent1 31 March 1989 31 March 1995 Probation grade staff Chief officers2 273 333 Senior officers 1,120 1,282 Main grade officers 5,372 6,289 Total probation grade staff 6,765 7,905 Non-probation grade staff Probation Services' Officers 1,728 2,077 Clerical/secretarial 3,392 4,090 Administrative and other non-probation grade staff3 659 1,030 Non-probation grade hostel staff —4 928 Total non-probation grade staff 5,779 8,125 Total staff 12,544 16,030 1 Whole-time staff plus whole-time equivalent of part time staff. Figures rounded to the nearest whole number. Components and totals are rounded independently and so components may not add precisely to totals. 2 Includes Chief, Deputy Chief and Assistant Chief Probation Officer. 3 Excludes sessional supervisors. 4 Figures not available for 1989.
Table B: Probation staff from ethnic minority groups (full time and part time) in post, by grade 31 December 1987 31 March 1995 Probation grade staff Chief officers1 — 8 Senior officers 3 42 Main grade officers 124 535 Total probation grade staff 127 585 Non-probation grade staff Probation Services' Officers 62 177 Clerical/Secretarial 144 343 Administrative and other non-probation grade staff2 32 86 Non-probation grade hostel staff 19 112 Total non-probation grade staff 257 718 Total staff 384 1,303 Rate of response (Per cent.) 84.1 94 1 Includes Chief, Deputy Chief and Assistant Chief Probation Officer. 2 Excludes sessional supervisors.