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LORD SANDFORD
asked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will publish figures showing the growth in the strength of the Probation Service in a form which can be compared with Table 3 on
| PROBATION AND AFTER-CARE SERVICE |
| STRENGTH-ESTABLISHED OFFICERS |
| Date |
|
|
|
Men |
Women |
Total |
| 31st December, 1950 |
… |
… |
… |
656 |
350 |
1,006 |
| 31st December, 1955 |
… |
… |
… |
801 |
412 |
1,213 |
| 31st December, 1960 |
… |
… |
… |
1,135 |
498 |
1,633 |
| 31st December, 1965 |
… |
… |
… |
1,687 |
632 |
2,319 |
| 31st December, 1966 |
… |
… |
… |
1,874 |
683 |
2,557* |
| 31st December, 1967 |
… |
… |
… |
2,006 |
739 |
2,745 |
| 31st December, 1968 |
… |
… |
… |
2,168 |
792 |
2,960 |
| * Prison welfare officers are included from 1966 onwards. |
| RECRUITMENT AND WASTAGE |
| APPOINTMENTS |
|
Appointed for first time |
Re-appointed after break in service |
|
|
|
|
|
|
After training |
Without training |
Previously trained |
Not previously trained |
Totals |
| Year |
… |
… |
M. |
W. |
Total |
M. |
W. |
Total |
M. |
W. |
Total |
M. |
W. |
Total |
M. |
W. |
Total |
| 1966* |
… |
… |
178 |
72 |
250 |
31 |
23 |
54 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
214 |
97 |
311 |
| 1967 |
… |
… |
142 |
70 |
212 |
88 |
44 |
132 |
6 |
8 |
14 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
239 |
126 |
365 |
| 1968 |
… |
… |
203 |
87 |
290 |
42 |
30 |
72 |
12 |
11 |
23 |
7 |
4 |
11 |
264 |
132 |
396 |
| WASTAGE |
|
|
|
Trained Officers |
Untrained Officers |
Totals |
| Year |
|
|
M. |
W. |
Total |
M. |
W. |
Total |
M. |
W. |
Total |
| 1966 |
… |
… |
55 |
45 |
100 |
40 |
20 |
60 |
95 |
65 |
160 |
| 1967 |
… |
… |
73 |
47 |
120 |
34 |
23 |
57 |
107 |
70 |
177 |
| 1968 |
… |
… |
56 |
51 |
107 |
46 |
28 |
74 |
102 |
79 |
181 |
| * The 68 men and 19 women in post when the prison welfare service was assimilated into the probation and after-care service are notincluded in these figures. |