§ Mr. StinchcombeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many vacancies there are for prison officers in each prison in England and Wales(a) in terms of the actual number of vacancies in each establishment and (b) as a percentage of the total number of prison officers employed in each establishment; and what the figures were in each of the last five years. [105762]
§ Hilary BennThe level of stated vacancies within each grade is not available for each of the last five years. However, a return of planned posts (i.e. the anticipated staffing level) for each grade by establishment is collated. I have placed tables showing the recorded shortfall of staff in post compared to planned posts for officer grades in all public sector establishments on 31 March in each year in the Library. The figures include prison officers, senior officers and principal officers. Data on prison custody officers in private sector prisons is not included as this is commercial in confidence.