HC Deb 28 June 1991 vol 193 cc584-5W
Dr. Godman

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the latest available figures for the total number of people employed in the prison service broken down by(a) occupation and grade and (b) sex.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

The information is as follows:

Grade Male Female Total
Governor 1 6 0 6
Governor 2 8 0 8
Governor 3 20 2 22
Governor 4 24 2 26
Governor 5 48 13 61
Senior medical officer 2 0 2
Medical officer 5 0 5
Catering adviser 1 0 1
Steward 1 1 0 1
Steward II 1 0 1
Senior professional and technical officer 4 0 4
Higher professional and technical officer 4 0 4
Professional and technical officer 7 0 7
Discipline
Principal officer 190 10 200
Senior officer 261 20 281
Officer 2,152 105 2,257
Physical education instructors
Principal officer 3 0 3
Senior officer 7 0 7
Officer 31 1 32
Staff training officers/tutors 32 2 34
Caterers
Governor 5 1 0 1
Principal officer 7 0 7
Senior officer 17 1 18
Officer 54 3 57
Nurses
Governor 5 1 0 1
Principal officer 10 1 11
Senior officer 20 2 22
Officer 102 14 116
Instructors industries
Principal officer 28 0 28
Senior officer 46 1 47
Officer 145 11 156
Officer vocational training 26 1 27
Works officers
Governor 4 3 0 3
Governor 5 5 0 5
Principal officer 28 0 28
Senior officer 40 0 40
Officer 190 0 190
Office staff
Chief clerk officer 14 0 14
Principal clerk officer 64 7 71
Clerk officer 44 13 57
Civilian instructors industries
Instructional officer 15 1 16
Instructional officer vocational training 6 0 6

Grade Male Female Total
Other staff
Stores supervisor 4 1 5
Stores staff 12 2 14
Typists 0 45 45
Telephonists 1 7 8
Messengers 3 0 3
Bricklayer 1 0 1
Driver 14 0 14
Electrician 2 0 2
Industrial ganger 1 0 1
Joiner 2 0 2
Mechanical fitter 1 0 1
Nightwatchman 1 0 1
Painter 8 0 8
Plasterer 2 0 2
Plumber 5 0 5
Sewage plant attendant 3 0 3
Slater 5 0 5
Stockman 1 0 1
Stoker/boilerman 13 0 13
Stonemason 1 0 1
Total full-time staff 3,753 265 4,018
Part-time staff
Medical Officers 24 1 25
Chaplains 65 3 68
Temporary female assistants 0 16 16
Typists 0 7 7
Organists 8 9 17
Weekend watchmen 2 0 2
Others 10 1 11
Total part-time staff 109 37 146
Casual staff
Drivers 1 0 1
Painters 2 0 2
Stoker/boilerman 1 0 1
Total casual staff 4 0 4
Overall total staff 3,866 302 4,168