§ Mr. J. C. Maudeasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the present establishment and strength 52W of the prison and Borstal staffs; what were the establishments and strengths in 1938; and what has been the recruitment and wastage figures for each of the last six months.
§ Mr. EdeThe number of officers of the subordinate grades for which provision has been authorised in 1950–51 is 4,131 men and 339 women. The present strength is 3,904 men (including 130 temporary officers and 254 auxiliary officers under training) and 264 women (including 55 temporary and 33 auxiliary officers). The comparable figures on 1st April, 1938, were: Men, authorised strength 2,237, actual strength 2,122; women, authorised strength 172, actual strength 161.
Recruitment and wastage figures for the last six complete months are as follows:
Month Men Women Recruited to the Service Left the Service Recruited to the Service Left the Service Sept. 1949 71 47 5 7 Oct. 99 70 23 4 Nov. 98 90 8 10 Dec. 55 60 2 10 Jan. 1950 92 57 9 6 Feb. 75 53 10 4 Total 490 377 57 41