§ Lord Windleshamasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many of the 17,000 members of the staff of the Probation Service, referred to by Lord Bassam of Brighton in answer to a Question on 24 January (H.L. Deb., col. 1324), are qualified Probation Officers. [HL741]
§ Lord Bassam of BrightonThere were 7,182 qualified probation officers (full-time equivalents) in post on 30 June 1999, the most recent date for which figures are available