§ Mr. Alfred MorrisTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what was the effect of the November 1993 statement on the budget of Greater Manchester probation service; and what will be the impact of the November 1994 Budget statement;
(2) what will be the impact of the 1994 probation budget reduction on (a) hostel provision and (b) probation centre provision in the Greater Manchester probation service;
(3) what will be the impact of the 1994 probation budget reduction on the implementation of national standards for the supervision of offenders in the Greater Manchester probation service;
(4) what will be the impact of the 1994 probation budget reduction on staff terms and conditions of service, liaison with victim support and work with victims in the Greater Manchester probation service;
(5) what will be the impact of the 1994 probation budget reduction on staffing levels within each grade of staff, and the likelihood of redundancies within each grade of staff in the Greater Manchester probation service.
§ Mr. Nicholas BakerThe 1993 Budget statement resulted in a specific grant cash limit for 1994–95 for the Greater Manchester probation service of £18.9 million, 6.3 per cent. higher than for 1993–94. The 1994 Budget statement resulted in a specific grant cash limit for 1995–96 of £18.8 million, plus a further £0.9 million to support probation service partnerships with the independent sector previously funded separately by the Home Office.
It is for Greater Manchester probation service to decide how these resources are best used and to determine what specific changes within the service, including staffing levels, should be undertaken within the total expenditure limit implied by this level of grant support and within the terms and conditions of service of probation officers as determined by my right hon. and learned Friend.
Grant support should be sufficient to enable the Greater Manchester service to carry out its responsibilities in relation to the enforcement of national standards and working with victims.
Approved hostels are separately funded by the Home Office; and no changes in hostel provision in the Greater Manchester area are planned as a result of the last Budget.
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§ Mr. Alfred MorrisTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many staff were employed and at what grade by the Greater Manchester probation service on 30 June 1992, 30 June 1993 and 30 June 1994.
§ Ms LynneTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many staff were employed, and at what grade, by the Greater Manchester probation service on(a) 30 June 1992, (b) 30 June 1993 and (c) 30 June 1994.
§ Mr. Nicholas BakerInformation is given in the table.
Staff employed by the Greater Manchester probation service, in post at 30 June, whole-time equivalent1, by grade and type Number of staff, whole time equivalent 30 June 1992 30 June 1993 30 June 1994 Probation Officers Chief 1 1 1 Deputy Chief 3 3 3 Assistant Chief 12 12 12 Senior 66 76 73 Main grade 360 380 396 Total probation officers 442 472 486 Non-probation grade staff Probation Services' Officers2 136 136 148 Clerical/secretarial 218 227 228 Administrative 47 54 56 Other non-probation grade staff, excluding hostel staff3 40 44 32 Hostel staff 61 77 85 Total non-probation grade staff 502 537 548 Total probation staff 944 1,008 1,024 1 Whole-time staff plus whole-time equivalent of part time staff. Figures rounded to the nearest whole number. Components and totals are rounded independently and so components may not add precisely to totals. 2 Formerly ancillaries. 3Figures include sessional supervisors on community service schemes, staff employed in student training units and on miscellaneous functions.
§ Mr. Alfred MorrisTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many offenders were supervised by the Greater Manchester probation service on 30 June 1994.
§ Ms LynneTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many offenders were supervised by the Greater Manchester probation service on 30 June 1994.
§ Mr. Nicholas BakerThe latest available information is for December 1993, when the number of offenders supervised by the Greater Manchester probation service was 11,452.
§ Mr. Alfred MorrisTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many court reports were completed by the Greater Manchester probation service during 1992 and 1993.
§ 1993. Ms LynneTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many court reports were completed by the Greater Manchester probation service during(a) 1992 and (b)
§ Mr. Nicholas BakerGreater Manchester probation service completed 18,375 pre-sentence reports, social158W inquiry reports, family court reports and other reports for courts in 1992 and 18,201 such reports in 1993.