HC Deb 18 December 2000 vol 360 cc49-50W
Jackie Ballard

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the staffing ratios for Feltham Young Offender Institution are(a) for juveniles only and (b) for 18 to 21 year olds. [142725]

Mr. Boateng

The information, as at 11 December 2000, is as follows:

Staff to prisoner ratio
Juveniles 1: 0.99
18–21 year olds 1: 1.10

Jackie Ballard

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will provide a breakdown of staff at Feltham Young Offender Institution in the following categories:(a) full time, (b) part time, (c) prison officers and (d) others. [142726]

Mr. Boateng

The information, as at 11 December 2000, is as follows:

Full Time Part Time Total
Prison officer grades 382 6 388
Other grades 229 23 252
Total 611 29 640

Jackie Ballard

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the sickness rate for 1999–2000 was among prison officers at Feltham Young Offender Institution. [142724]

Mr. Boateng

The sickness rate for 1999–2000 for prison officer grades at Feltham young offender institution was 14.76 working days.

Jackie Ballard

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the rate of turnover of prison officers at Feltham was in each of the past three years. [142865]

Mr. Boateng

The information requested is provided in the table:

Percentage
Turnover rate
1997–98 18.2
1998–99 13.9
1999–2000 22.7
2000–011 11.7
1 April 2000–11 December 2000

The figures represent the number of basic grade officers, senior officers and principal officers to have left Feltham young offender institution each year, as a proportion of staff in post. Transfers to other Prison Service establishments are included.

Jackie Ballard

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prison officers have(a) left and (b) joined the Prison Service since 1989. [142866]

Mr. Boateng

Due to a change of computer system during 1995–96, reliable data on staff movements into and out of the Service are not available prior to April 1997. Between 1 April 1997 and 12 December 2000, 3,098 prison officer grades (including senior and principal officers) left the Service. Between 1 April 1997 and 12 December 2000, 3,821 people joined the Service as prison officers.

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