HC Deb 24 May 1989 vol 153 cc526-7W
Mr. Worthington

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many probation officers have been employed in England and Wales during each of the last 10 years.

Mr. John Patten

The number of probation officers employed in England and Wales at 31 December in each of the last 10 years was:

Number
1979 5,467
1980 5,602
1981 5,656
1982 5,801
1983 5,994
1984 6,161
1985 6,343
1986 6,471
1987 6,651
1988 6,792

This is an increase of 1,325, or 24 per cent., in the period in question.

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