§ Lord Graham of Edmontonasked Her Majesty's Government:
What is the cost of training a prison officer (a) for the initial training period, and (b) for the remainder of the probationary period.
Earl FerrersThe cost of training a prison officer for the initial 11-week training period in 1987–88 was £3,549. As there is no prescribed training programme for the probationary period it is not possible to provide a unit cost for that element.