§ Mrs. Ann CryerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prison officers left prison service employment within(a) six months, (b) one year and (c) two years of becoming an officer in each of the last five years. [160746]
§ Paul GogginsBetween 1 August 2000 and 31 December 2003, 4,763 new prison officers were recruited (including existing staff who converted to the prison officer grade).
Information on the number of prison officers who left the service in this period during their first two years of service is given in the table. The figures include resignations and dismissals.
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Left within six months of appointment Left between six and 1 2 months of appointment Left between one and two years of appointment August to December 2000 11 12 24 2001 21 25 82 2002 46 25 36 2003 87 77 63 Information is not held centrally for staff that left the Service prior to August 2000 and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
§ John McDonnellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what the(a) certified normal accommodation and (b) number of prisoners held in each prison establishment was on 31 December for each of the past five years; [160470]
(2) what new accommodation has been provided at each prison establishment in each of the last five years; and how this new accommodation has affected the certified normal accommodation of each establishment. [160471]
§ Paul GogginsThe Certified Normal Accommodation and total population of each prison in England and Wales on 31 December of each of the past five years will be placed in the Library.