Mr. C. WILSONasked the Home Secretary how many full-time probation officers for adults there are in the Metropolitan area; how many of these are appointed on the nomination of charitable or religious bodies; whether he will give the names of these bodies, and the number of officers nominated by each; and what proportion of the salaries of these officers are paid out of public funds?
Mr. DAVIESIn the Metropolitan Police district and at the London Sessions 43 full-time officers are employed in supervising adults placed on probation. Of these, 40 are attached to certain charitable or religious bodies, on whose recommendation they were appointed. The names of these bodies and the number of officers connected with each are as follow:
Two-thirds of the salaries of these officers are paid out of the Metropolitan Police Fund, except in the case of one officer, where one one-quarter of her salary is paid out of that fund.
London Police Court Mission 33 Greenwich Police Court Mission to Women 1 Women's Mission to Women 1 Society of St. Vincent de Paul 2 Catholic Prisoners' Aid Society 1 Southwark Probation Work Committee 1 Jewish Association for the Protection of Women and Children 1